I write about merging productivity with ease and joy
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25 Jan 2023
Many people use anxiety to motivate themselves. I believe a better way is possible, through
- Habits
- Meditation
- Energy Management
- Smart use of environment
- A reliable task management system
- Dopamine Detox
- Enjoyment and Meaning
- Optimism
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Two pillars to a life filled with ease:
1) "It is what it is" (Acceptance)
2) "Fuck it" (Growth through playful experimentation, without clinging to an outcome)
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Milan Mecklenburg retweeted
May 26
Your career is your most important decision. Especially for your impact.
But most career advice sucks, so millions waste it.
I’ve spent 15 years researching how to find the best career.
This book sums up everything I’ve learned. It feels like my life’s work.
And it’s out now.
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May 20
If all economic value is provided for free by the ASI, what could people do with their energy? Fortunately there are already people today that create little economic value, but are generally considered to have meaningful lives worth living. We can take inspiration from those groups. $ub$tack in first comment.
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28 Nov 2025
Sensitivity provides insight. For that to be useful, agency is required, including assertiveness
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8 Sep 2025
There are two things fantasy can do - it can distill the human condition and feelings associated with, e.g. much of Pixar content, or it can be escapism from the human condition through aesthetics and nerding out about how the fictional universe fits together, e.g. Superhero content and much if the big sci fi franchises
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26 Jul 2025
Status is a taboo topic, because being status seeking is seen as win-lose oriented and ironically as low status. Being obsessed with it can cause anxiety. But status does matter, because connection matters. I share how I deal with the conundrum in the link in the first comment.
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11 May 2025
You may have stopped believing in unicorns, but unicorns never stopped believing in you.
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5 Nov 2024
Saying directly what comes to our mind is not necessarily accurate communication. Unlike maths or code, language does not describe the complex topics of human relationships and emotions exactly. Hence, to communicate accurately, we require empathy for how the other person is likely to interpret what we say.
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Milan Mecklenburg retweeted
8 Oct 2024
this generation doesn’t know how to build healthy relationships.. we end up saying stuff like “i don’t owe anyone anything.” you do owe people something. you owe those you offended an apology. you owe those who gave you support, gratitude (1/2)
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30 Sep 2024
Most of the things you’d like to do you probably will not be able to do. Hence pick a few things that you think will have the most positive impact on your life, and among those work on the one you’re most excited about / fits your current energy.
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29 Apr 2024
Reading without writing is like eating without pooping
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Silence is where we learn to be at peace with ourselves
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9 Feb 2024
Trust does not just simply build with time. It requires taking risks in our relationships, such as sharing secrets, allowing people to demonstrate that they are trustworthy (or not)
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23 Aug 2023
Been playing around with @oliverburkeman 's done list - very refreshing to celebrate accomplishments and what's going right rather than focusing on only to do lists - i.e. what's missing, the gap between where we are or want to be
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