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Why You Make Terrible Life Choices āļø
Age 0 to 16 you make (almost) zero important life choices.
Then you hit 16 and suddenly all you do is make important life choicesā¦
What A Levels do I pick? Which universities do I apply to? Job or masters? Which job? Which masters? Which partner? Etc.
And asking adults doesnāt help either.
āSo what should I do?ā is a terrible question.
Itās like asking your maths teacher āWhatās the answer?ā instead of āHow do I find the answer?ā
Rather than furiously copy-and-pasting what everyone else is doing, hereās a 3-step framework to make the best life decisions for you š
š The full article (6 min read):Ā Why You Make Terrible Life Choices
Something To Make You Think š¤
Consider the different areas of your life. Where are youĀ overinvesting? And where are youĀ underinvesting?
Lately Iāve spent too much time working on stuff I donāt care about. Iāve cut my workday to 6 hours (I usually work more but only because itās so fun). And literally cut outĀ allĀ the things I donāt care about, even if they make Ā£Ā£Ā£. Iāll take freedom over money any day of the week āļø
Meanwhile, I havenāt spent enough time nurturing my creativity. Iāve written two screenplays I need to film; I have songs stuck in my head I need to compose; I have artistic visions I need to paint!
Extremely Interesting Fact š¤
Eagles āmateā while freefalling in spirals through the sky. Talk about kinky:
Other Cšl Things
My co-founder Ollie and I just launched theĀ High Performance 4 Lazy People (HP4LP) podcast.
Check it out - weāve got episodes on meaningful conversations, scientifically increasing your luck and getting richĀ slowly.
Each episode is a lesson with actionable homework at the end. And upcoming episodes include: Royal Marines commando who changed career to tech CEO; the Neuroscience professor who does 1000 pullups a day on brain optimisation; and the Guinness World Record Holder for Guinness World Recordsā¦
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