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Put people before your device

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Optimally Doped

Because you still need social skills to get you places. Because we haven’t evolved to not need human interaction. Because being present will reduce anxiety. Because without people, you’ll just be alone in your living room with your device.

Tagged Communication, Thoughts, Life, Social, Friendship, Gratitude, Relationships, Experience, AnxietyLeave a comment

You can avoid acknowledging your failure

Posted on October 25, 2016April 17, 2018 by Optimally Doped

Or you can stare it right in the face. In any case, choose the path of greatest resistance, because you’ll learn more that way.

Tagged Experience, Failure, Knowledge, Learning, LifeLeave a comment

Teach to learn

Posted on December 13, 2015May 21, 2017 by Optimally Doped

Out loud. Even if to an imaginary audience. You’ll quickly find your gaps.

Tagged Assumptions, Communication, Effectiveness, Expectations, Experience, Goal, Knowledge, Learning, Mastery, Productivity, Purpose, Success, Work1 Comment

You may know more

Posted on November 13, 2015May 21, 2017 by Optimally Doped

Or even have more experience. But it doesn't mean you're smarter. That's the greatest lesson I learned from physics.

Tagged Assumptions, Attitude, Beliefs, Delusion, Experience, Intelligence, Knowledge, Life, Smart, Social, Truth, UnderstandingLeave a comment

The best way to spend your time

Posted on November 2, 2015May 21, 2017 by Optimally Doped

Is to go all in. No matter what the endeavour. Choose the endeavour wisely by going all in during the decision making process, then don’t look back.

Tagged Attitude, Choices, Context, Decisive, Experience, Focus, Goal, Life, Meaning, Opinions, Options, Philosophy, Purpose, Regrets, Success, TimeLeave a comment

More information doesn’t equal greater accuracy or performance

Posted on October 24, 2015May 21, 2017 by Optimally Doped

But it does equal greater confidence. Which can be dangerously misleading.

Tagged Assumptions, Beliefs, Confidence, Delusion, Experience, Information, Interpretation, Knowledge, Life, Meaning, Risk, Risk Mitigation, UnderstandingLeave a comment

The first walk in a new city

Posted on October 19, 2015May 21, 2017 by Optimally Doped

Always feels empowering. Sometimes a destination is in mind, other times it's a stroll for a stroll’s sake. Nevertheless, it feels nothing like any other walk.

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