Imagine if you could learn Latin while reading an exciting story about the daily life of a typical Roman family from the 2nd century AD, immersing yourself in ancient Roman culture and society.
That's what learning Latin with Hans Orberg's Roman Family is all about.
F×ck getting 1% better!
Aim to 0.000001% action, and even more.
- The smallest thing that you are capable of doing that is good for you.
- The smallest thing that its really productive.
- The smallest thing that is guarantee good.
And keep doing it forever!
It's a game of returns.
What problems can we solve, what product to build and what solution to generate
Bets that give us exponential returns.
It's another way of thinking
It's another way of working
It is the mentality of the creator, the producer and eventual owner.
The rapid flow of information and rotation of content is addictive
Short cycles are more fun than long cycles. With return in less time. But long are more valuable.
Video game creators already know
The game is knowing how to operate in both. Execute short and long tasks
"The history of the world is but the biography of great men.”
Thomas Carlyle believed history was shaped by an elite few rather than the whims of the masses.
His idea, called the “Great Man Theory,” was actually used for centuries—but it’s rarely taught today…🧵
Everyone says that we must be disciplined, but no one explains how we learn this.
Learning self discipline is learning:
- Self orientation.
- Self instruction.
- Self documentation.
- Self appraisal.
- Self reinforcement. Reward or punishment.
It is a practice of willpower
Plan to restore the Western tradition:
1. Learn Latin
2. Mornings: Read Cicero
3. Sing Gregorian chants
4. Train HEMA
5. Evenings: Read Thomas Aquinas
What have I left out?
If you are self studying math, Schaums Outlines are a really great help when you need to see lots of different examples, solved problems, etc. Highly recommended.
This visualizationshows the occurrence of earthquakes on Earth between July 2017 and July 2018, but differently from other charts, this ones shows them with their depth.
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