flâneur

Elian Belot

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  • It struck me recently how few of the most successful people I know are mean. There are exceptions, but remarkably few.
    Mean People Fail
  • I notice that I have a cycle of thinking everything's clicked and knowing everything to then feeling like I know nothing and experiencing lots of uncertainty (and undervaluing the learnings / working things I'd previously accomplished). I think this is simply the nature of doing new things. You discover new problems and uncover unanswered questions. The most dangerous place to be is on the cusp of discovering new problems, but not doing so because you already think you know everything.
    Update #2: genesis -> skool? - Genesis Forum
  • Lifestyle is a strong nootropic
    The Rabbit Hole 🕳🐇 issue no.28 - by Patricia
  • First, finite games are played for the purpose of winning. Whenever you’re engaging in an activity that’s definite, bounded, and where the game can be completed by mutual agreement of all the players, then that’s a finite game. Much of human activity is described in finite game metaphors: wars, politics, sports, whatever. When you’re playing finite games, each action you take is directed towards a pre-established goal, which is to win. In contrast, infinite games are played for the purpose of continuing to play. You do not “win” infinite games; these are activities like learning, culture, comm…
    Why the Canadian Tech Scene Doesn’t Work
  • experience itself is infinitely meaningful
    I have had the experience countless times… - Daniel Schmachtenberger