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My favorites:
Books:
How to live – 10/10 1000 ideas in 100 pages
Hell yeah or no – 9/10 If you’re not feeling “Hell yeah, that would be awesome!”, say no
Anything you want – 9/10 Are you helping people? Are you happy? Are you profitable?
Your music and people – 8/10 or 10/10 if you’re an artist (if yes, just buy the book)
Podcasts:
Modern wisdom 1 Tim Ferriss 1 2 Knowledge project 1 Ali Abdaal 1
Posts:
“Just tell me what to do” – the organizing principle of this website, and Derek’s latest book.
The meaning of life – Time? Choice? Memory? Learning? Something else? What you want.
My heroes [some overlap with mine] and How to ask your mentors for help
Be an extreme character
Daydreaming is my favorite pastime
How to thrive in an unknowable future
How to like people – Don’t try to change them.
How to get rich and How I got rich on the other hand
How to stop being rich and happy
How to do what you love and make good money and Happy, smart, useful
My writing process and Cut out everything that’s not surprising
Writing 1 sentence per line
You have enough – It won’t make you happy!
6 things I wish I knew the day I started Berklee
Frequently asked questions
How I became Ryuichi Sakamoto’s guitarist
I love being wrong, because that’s the only time I learn.
You should feel pain when unclear
Announcing your plans makes you less motivated to accomplish them
Don’t be a donkey – you can do anything you want to do.
Quit quirks – the best design doesn’t make people think.
How to get hired
That’s version infinity. First launch version 0.1 and Version 0.1 = Start lo-fi
The power of no reward
Complainers
Show success before asking for help
Time is personal. Your year changes when your life changes
Keep earning your title, or it expires and My old clothes don’t fit
Leo :) 