Ego

Criticise generally and praise specifically

(Excerpt from The Almanack of Ravikant) If you have a criticism of someone, then don’t criticize the person—criticize the general approach or criticize the class of activities. If you have to praise somebody, then...

December 29, 2020| Ego, People Read More

We see the world the way we want it to be

(Excerpt from The Almanack of Ravikant) The number one thing clouding us from being able to see reality is we have preconceived notions of the way it should be. One definition of a moment of suffering is “the moment...

December 29, 2020| Confirmation Bias, Ego Read More

Play the wealth game and not the status game

(Excerpt from The Almanack of Ravikant) Wealth creation is an evolutionarily recent positive-sum game. Status is an old zero-sum game. Those attacking wealth creation are often just seeking status. … Status...

December 29, 2020| Ego, Life, Success Read More

Live in a fake cosy world or the matrix

(Excerpt from Thinking In Bets by Annie Duke) In the movie, the matrix was built to be a more comfortable version of the world. Our brains, likewise, have evolved to make our version of the world more comfortable: our...

August 29, 2020| Ego, Self-serving Bias Read More

Worry about the process, not the outcome

(Excerpt from Keep Going by Austin Kleon) Worry less about getting things done. Worry more about things worth doing. Worry less about being a great artist. Worry more about being a good human being who makes art....

August 29, 2020| Ego, Life Read More

Self-serving bias serves the ego

(Excerpt from Thinking In Bets by Annie Duke) self-serving bias arises from our drive to create a positive self-narrative. In that narrative, taking credit for something good is the same as saying we made the right...

August 23, 2020| Ego, Luck, Self-serving Bias Read More

Express your confidence in the accuracy of your belief in percentages

(Excerpt from Thinking In Bets by Annie Duke) … we also rated our level of confidence about the accuracy of our belief on a scale of zero to ten? Zero would mean we are certain a belief is not true. Ten would...

August 22, 2020| Confirmation Bias, Ego, Fallibility, Overconfidence Bias Read More

We alter information to fit our beliefs

(Excerpt from Thinking In Bets by Annie Duke) Truthseeking, the desire to know the truth regardless of whether the truth aligns with the beliefs we currently hold, is not naturally supported by the way we process...

August 16, 2020| Ego, Overconfidence Bias Read More

Be adaptable like water

You must be shapeless, formless, like water. When you pour water in a cup, it becomes the cup. When you pour water in a bottle, it becomes the bottle. When you pour water in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can...

August 14, 2020| Adaptability, Ego, Learning Read More

Ego prevents us from getting necessary feedback

(Excerpt from The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts by Shane Parrish) First, we’re so afraid about what others will say about us that we fail to put our ideas out there and subject them to...

August 9, 2020| Ego Read More

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