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Sep 26, 2023: “How to be Successful” by Sam Altman. (Annotated by Joshua Steele) readwise.io/reader/sh…

Sep 22, 2023: “100 Tips for a Better Life” Which tips are your favorite? www.lesswrong.com/posts/7hF…

Sep 8, 2023: 38 Life-Changing Reading Rules (Ryan Holiday) - ryanholiday.net/these-38-…

Aug 28, 2023: Intelligent vs. Smart On being “intelligent” vs “smart”: I’d define intelligence vs. smart like this: Intelligent people understand technical …

Aug 24, 2023: How to Have More Willpower and Self-Control The following insights come from the extremely helpful book, *The Willpower Instinct* by Kelly McGonigal. Willpower: What You Need to Know Willpower …

Aug 23, 2023: 100 Ideas that Help Explain How the World Works: collabfund.com/blog/100-…

Jul 31, 2023: “The standard pace is for chumps.” Agree or disagree? (For context, see “There’s no speed limit” by Derek Sivers …

Jul 26, 2023: Shaving with Hanlon's Razor: Maybe They're Stupid, Not Evil! One of the timeless tools that can help us navigate life’s complex situations and interactions more effectively is a mental model known as …

Jul 25, 2023: Did I buy and read all of Derek @sivers books? Why, yes, I did! Really loving his “Hell Yeah or No” mental model, because it’s helping to carve out …

Jul 25, 2023: Unpacking the Slow Carb Diet: A Path to Sustainable Weight Loss The Slow Carb Diet is a dietary approach that advocates for the slow, sustained release of energy from food, rather than the immediate, intense energy …

Jul 24, 2023: “Abilene Paradox: A group decides to do something that no one in the group wants to do because everyone mistakenly assumes they’re the only ones who …

Jul 6, 2023: “Highly focused people do not leave their options open. They select their priorities and are comfortable ignoring the rest. If you commit to …

Jul 3, 2023: Have Better Conversations with Rapoport's 4 Rules While reading Think Again: How to Reason and Argue by Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, I was introduced to a set of timeless principles known as …

Jul 3, 2023: From Ness Labs: “30 mental models to add to your thinking toolbox” - nesslabs.com/mental-mo…

Jul 3, 2023: 5 Daily Journal Questions to Transform Your Life One Day at a Time Created by Intelligent Change, The Five-Minute Journal utilizes the principles of positive psychology to improve happiness. This tool guides users to …

Jun 27, 2023: If you’re fidgety like me, try out one of these ONO Rollers. You’ll be glad you did! amzn.to/3NS1Sda

Jun 27, 2023: “Agile was made for developers, and not developers for Agile.” (Develation 2:27)

Jun 26, 2023: “Always buy the very best tool you can afford.” ~ Essential Craftsman

Jun 25, 2023: 100 tools everyone should own! Check out this great list from Essential Craftsman: www.essentialcraftsman.com

Jun 20, 2023: What’s your favorite tool? It can be anything that makes your life easier, better, etc.!

Jun 19, 2023: “The Art of Being Right,” by Schopenhauer https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Art_of_Being_Right

Jun 19, 2023: Schopenhauer’s 38 Stratagems, or 38 Ways to Win an Argument www.mnei.nl/schopenha…

Jun 15, 2023: Unlocking the Power of Your Mind: How Mental Models Shape Success When it comes to decision making and problem-solving, it often feels like we’re navigating a complex labyrinth. The key to finding our way …

Jun 15, 2023: The BEST pen? It’s certainly my go-to for most tasks these days! Give the uni Power Tank a try! amzn.to/3N7HCTC

Jun 5, 2023: The Most Useful Websites What are you favorite, most consistently useful websites online? Here at 8020 Tools, we really like the following: Cool Tools: …

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