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The Builder / aka the G in LFG

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S/O to @oliviercantin for gifting me a great book:

The Biggest Bluff by @mkonnikova

At the surface, it’s a love letter to the most elegant game ever invented: Poker

At a deeper level, it’s about decision making, systematic thinking + how defeat is the greatest teacher.

[P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist 🇺🇸 @Mangan150]

https://t.co/Culte9Ug6u

[Teslaconomics @Teslaconomics]

I might get some pushback for this, but I honestly think a lot of parents, especially in places like Silicon Valley and especially many Asian parents, are training their kids for the wrong world.

I see kids at the age of 7-8 packed with after-school math, more reading, more test prep, with the goal to make them “smarter.”

But from my perspective, living deep in the AI world every single day, I’m pretty sure raw intelligence is about to become a commodity.

Very soon, AI is going to do math better than the best mathematician, it’ll diagnose better than top doctors around the world, it’ll draft contracts better than elite lawyers, and it’ll learn faster than any PhD, instantly, endlessly, and without any fatigue.

All of that knowledge will live right in your pocket.

So think about it… if we’re raising kids to win by being “the smartest in the room,” we’re really training them for something that’s already being replaced.

In my opinion, this is a waste of time, $, and effort.

What I focus on with my kids is very different.

I care about willpower.

I care about passion.

I care about loving something enough to stick with it, especially when it feels hard.

And as a Dad, my job is to support that, whatever it is, and teach them to never give up.

I could be totally wrong though…

But when I look at where AI is headed, I don’t think the future belongs to the kid who memorized the most formulas or did the most math problems, etc.

In the future, I think the winners are going to be kids who
1/ can push through frustration
2/ can stay curious
3/ can keep going deeper into their passions than others
4/ can use AI tools to build cool things
5/ has the will power to never give up

In this day and age, school doesn’t really teach this and I don’t think after-school classes teach that either. I don’t think any of this can really be taught at school tbh, it’s something that is developed inside the home through the environment we as parents cultivate.

In a world where AI will help you build anything, create anything, and learn anything instantly, I don’t think the real edge will be intelligence anymore like the past.

The edge will come down to grit, discipline, emotional strength, and to keep going as others quit.

AI will be so deeply woven into our kids’ lives whether we like it or not.

That part is unavoidable.

However, what is avoidable is raising kids who only know how to follow instructions, chase grades, and wait for approval.

I always tell my kids, I don’t care what grade you get in a test. I care that you know what you got wrong, why you got it wrong, and what you’re doing to avoid that mistake in the future.

Because I firmly believe in the future, the kids who will thrive the most will be the ones who want something badly enough to go after it, who aren’t afraid to fail, and those who know how to leverage AI.

Just my two cents.

But if we’re serious about the future, I think it’s time parents start training for that world, NOT the one we grew up in.

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

@KettlebellDan https://t.co/NWKqxiyoNu

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@Mangan150 This is so good

[P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist 🇺🇸 @Mangan150]

Here's how I never workout for more than 60 or 70 minutes per week…

And why 99% of people should do the same:

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@TrinaNuance I can feel her eyes behind that cup 🥵

[P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist 🇺🇸 @Mangan150]

STOP wasting energy worrying about these 7 myths.

I just turned 70, and coached over 1400 private clients.

In this thread, I'll share the most destructive mental patterns that prevent smart people from getting lean and fit.

Here's the top 7:

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@TrinaNuance Repeat after me “I will not pay premium for polyester”

[P.D. Mangan Health & Freedom Maximalist 🇺🇸 @Mangan150]

Today's workout, 70th birthday edition

chinups
pec deck
dips
pulldown
seated row
hack squat
leg extension
lateral raise
curls
triceps pushdown
hypertension
rowing machine (finisher)

all at one set to failure; total time 28 minutes

☀️ sun 🥩 steak 🏋️‍♀️ steel

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@Mangan150 Happy Birthday, @Mangan150. It is a great honor to know and learn from you. 🥂

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@TrinaNuance

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@TrinaNuance lmao. A for effort

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@CoachPauI 🦾

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@rogueweaIth Thank the thing… I didn’t realize I was supposed to do this until @oliviercantin admonished me for not doing so 🙇🏻‍♀️

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@arielthemidwife @beyondwaiting 😂 🥰 it was Rhianna and early 2000s R&B

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@CoachPauI ⚒️

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@TrinaNuance 😇🫶🏻

[Olivier Cantin @oliviercantin]

These are the moments you tell your own kids about when they gift you with your first grandchild.

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@oliviercantin @AJA_Cortes Yes