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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 18 Nov 22

Trust (def. from upcoming book): 1. competence (or credibility, or skill), 2. goodwill (i.e. you think they have good intentions), 3. reliability (they won’t be flaky), and 4. alignment (that our interests align and don’t contradict one another).

Trust (def. from upcoming book): 1. competence (or credibility, or skill), 2. goodwill (i.e. you think they have good intentions), 3. reliability (they won’t be flaky), and 4. alignment (that our interests align and don’t contradict one another).


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Nov 22

I command you to live in a mess. medium.com/@hanzifreinach…

I command you to live in a mess. medium.com/@hanzifreinach…


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Nov 22

7. They truly are kinder, more creative, more open-minded, with softer and more universal values and more self-sacrifice in them, than the people I met when I grew up, and who still know me today, from my “ordinary” life.

7. They truly are kinder, more creative, more open-minded, with softer and more universal values and more self-sacrifice in them, than the people I met when I grew up, and who still know me today, from my “ordinary” life.


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Nov 22

6. I used to be so deeply impressed by many of these people and their varied talents. I still am. I used to think that with such people, life would be different.

6. I used to be so deeply impressed by many of these people and their varied talents. I still am. I used to think that with such people, life would be different.


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Nov 22

5. A lot of them stagnate and become pale shadows and excuses for where they thought they were headed in their lives. The iron law of mediocrity reasserts itself, but not very sublimely.

5. A lot of them stagnate and become pale shadows and excuses for where they thought they were headed in their lives. The iron law of mediocrity reasserts itself, but not very sublimely.


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Nov 22

4. Some become invested in their own philosophical or spiritual or media-driven greatness and begin to compete with others for the immortality that fame is implicitly believed to bring. They look for their chance to change the world, to make a dent in the universe.

4. Some become invested in their own philosophical or spiritual or media-driven greatness and begin to compete with others for the immortality that fame is implicitly believed to bring. They look for their chance to change the world, to make a dent in the universe.


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Nov 22

3. They still get into heaps of relational complications and drama. They suffer from anxiety and burnout. They begin subscribing to crazy religious, spiritual, intellectual, and political doctrines—ruining their lives and families as a result. Some few commit suicide. universe.

3. They still get into heaps of relational complications and drama. They suffer from anxiety and burnout. They begin subscribing to crazy religious, spiritual, intellectual, and political doctrines—ruining their lives and families as a result. Some few commit suicide. universe.


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Nov 22

8. And yet, comparing the groups—the ordinary and the extraordinary—the social fallout of the latter is rampant in comparison. Crazy and unbelievable stories and behaviors abound, and they always sneak up unexpectedly.

8. And yet, comparing the groups—the ordinary and the extraordinary—the social fallout of the latter is rampant in comparison. Crazy and unbelievable stories and behaviors abound, and they always sneak up unexpectedly.


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Nov 22

2. Exceptionally talented, creative, and idealistic people fall apart left and right—despite all the work they have done on themselves, with extensive therapies, meditations, studies, travels, careers, and rich life experiences.

2. Exceptionally talented, creative, and idealistic people fall apart left and right—despite all the work they have done on themselves, with extensive therapies, meditations, studies, travels, careers, and rich life experiences.


By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 16 Nov 22

(from the upcoming book)

(from the upcoming book)


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