Bezos once said: "The thing I've noticed is when the anecdotes and the data disagree, the anecdotes are usually right. There's something wrong with the way you are measuring it."
Applies to so much more than business. Never let a statistic blind you from seeing the naked truth before your eyes.
@HannahFrankman Perhaps the activities they choose are where they are maximally creative.
“Let them be” and “pour gasoline on their natural curiosities” h/t @astupple
Happiness (if you want it):*
1. Meet basic needs
2. Avoid cheap dopamine
3. Leave the past alone
4. Limit desires to ones achievable at the edge of your capability
5. Find something beyond yourself (mission, children, God)
*Most people want something else.
@naval
Experience is a great teacher, but it doesn’t hand out automatic diplomas. Competency comes when you learn, adapt, and execute—not just veg out and go through the motions.
You don’t want fame, you want respect.
Respect comes from living up to their standards.
You don’t want respect, you want self-respect.
Self-respect comes from living up to your own standards.
The same standards that you apply to other people.
Happiness (if you want it):*
1. Meet basic needs
2. Avoid cheap dopamine
3. Leave the past alone
4. Limit desires to ones achievable at the edge of your capability
5. Find something beyond yourself (mission, children, God)
*Most people want something else.
16. “The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” – Henry David Thoreau Every choice is a trade of your time and energy; spend them on what truly matters.