Deserts of Plenty

The words you use to describe what you’re doing can change the very nature of the task upon which you’re working. How to think about different ways to say the same thing in a way that makes the mundane, magical.

Recap

1. Fight back
2. Ignore them (but take delight in it)
3. Dissociate completely, with pity
4. Actively wish them well

Anything you do — daily, weekly, yearly — will have a last time you do it. You almost never know when that “last time” is happening.

Reflecting on this, helps you slow down and savour these moments.

When it comes to living life, upgrading your health and wellbeing (mental, physical, and spiritual) is like upgrading your travel from coach to business class. The exact same trip but the perks are spectacular. Ralph MacLeod

Top Ten Psychological Truths that life has taught me.

So much can happen to your chickens once they hatch that waiting on counting can make sense.

• Our expectations influence how hard something feels

Main Question: Why Is Sugar Sweet?

• Initial assumption: “Sugar is sweet because… sugar”
• But that’s not an explanation — sweetness isn’t inherent
• Two possibilities:
  • Sugar is inherently sweet (unlikely)
  • Humans evolved to perceive sugar as sweet because it’s a high‑value energy source

Did you make any New Year's Resolutions? How many did you keep?

Charlie Munger asked... would you rather be the world's greatest lover and nobody knows it, or being a terrible lover but everything THINKS you're the greatest.