Jotle

[Path of Men @PathOfMen_]

Flirting is a way of life. It is smiling at pretty girls, complimenting strangers, whistling back at birds and pushing your car just to feel it. It is saying what you mean, telling the risky joke, walking in like you already belong. It is treating every stranger like an old friend and finding beauty in completely ordinary moments. The people who are truly magnetic are not just flirting with people — they are flirting with life itself. That warmth, that boldness, that unashamed love for being alive is the most attractive thing a human being can carry. Never lose it.

[Incentivising @incentivising]

Game theory explains why forgiving someone who has not paid a cost for betraying you is a vicious mistake dressed up as a virtue. Forgiveness without consequence never 'resets' the relationship. It updates the other person's model of your response function.
You now taught them that betrayal costs nothing. So, the next defection is cheaper than the first one. You have effectively lowered the price of breaking your trust.
Genuine repair requires that the cost of defection be visible and proportional before the relationship resumes. Everything else is an invitation to defection.

[✒️ @Literariium]

A girl asked, “Be honest. What do you think when you see a girl whose face and body look better than your wife’s or girlfriend’s?”

And a man replied, “Why light a candle when the sun is shining?”

And honestly, that response stayed with me.

Because it was not about pretending other women do not exist. It was about perspective. There will always be someone prettier, someone different, someone new. But when a man truly values the woman he has chosen, he does not measure her against passing faces. He sees her as his sun. And when the sun is shining, you do not go searching for small lights to impress you.

Real loyalty is not blindness. It is intention. It is waking up every day and choosing the person you already have. It is understanding that attraction is common, but commitment is rare. that kind of mindset is what makes a relationship feel safe. Not because no one else is beautiful, but because to him, she is home.

[ً @prinkasusa]

I just had to block a man who said he should be allowed to slam cupboard doors when he is frustrated with his spouse, even if it terrifies his family, because men “aren’t allowed to show emotions.” Apparently fear is acceptable as long as it is coming from him. Apparently intimidation counts as expression. When I told him that is abuse and that emotional regulation is his responsibility, that his family should not have to absorb the impact of his anger, he told me to grow up.
Grow up? Learn that anger is not a personality trait. Learn that being loud is not the same as being vulnerable. Learn that scaring your family is not communication. If your emotions require everyone else to shrink, walk on eggshells, or brace for impact, that is not oppression. That is abuse.

[Areebah. @areebxh]

By 25, you should hold yourself to such a high standard of self respect that you’re able to comfortably dissociate with anyone who cannot meet those standards.

[Dave Champion, Ph.D. - aka Dr Reality @DrReality5]

A Harvard study showed that a ketogenic diet resulted in patients with schizophrenia experiencing complete remission of all symptoms.

Predictably, the Medical industry is closing ranks against that truth.

Why?

First, and most obviously, is that if it were accepted that all symptoms of schizophrenia went into full remission from eating a ketogenic diet, the medical industry revenue from people with schizophrenia would collapse.

Second, the medical industry HATES Secretary of HHS, RFK Jr, with a burning passion because he is bringing to pass in a number of health areas what I just described in the above paragraph.

When RFK Jr injudiciously used the word "cure" in reference to the ketogenic diet result regarding schizophrenia, he opened the floodgates to use his questionable characterization of "cure" to distract the public from the importance of the study results.

The Ketogenic diet has such amazingly positive effects on all types of mental illness and other similar conditions that you should not let the media's parroting of Big Med's profit-driven talking points blind you to the truth.

[Dave Champion, Ph.D. - aka Dr Reality @DrReality5]

With ICE agents callously murdering Americans on the street, let me inform you of how this is going to go down.

None of the murderers are going to face justice.

It is important to understand that, due to the Constitution's Supremacy Clause, the actions of federal officers can only be adjudicated in a federal court.

Before he leaves office, Trump is going to pardon all of the murderers. (Perhaps all ICE agents.) Once he does that, no federal court has the authority to adjudicate any murder charge (or any lesser charge) against them. The murderers will get away scot-free.

Whether it was the Gestapo, KGB, Savak, or ICE, this is how you build a secret police entity to terrorize the population. You hide their identities and ensure that no matter how heinous their actions, there is no way to hold the agents accountable.

You're seeing this play out in real-time.

[Dave Champion, Ph.D. - aka Dr Reality @DrReality5]

Trump supporters reject the idea that the way ICE has been deployed and acts on the street is establishing a national secret police. They scoff at it.

Let's see how a recent event plays against their rejection of ICE as a Trump-created national secret police force.

A few days ago, the following occurred:

Masked ICE agents busted down the door of the home of an American citizen in the early morning.
ICE entered his home without a warrant.
ICE dragged the citizen, nearly naked, out into the freezing winter air.
ICE refused to allow him to get his ID to show them he is a citizen.
ICE subsequently allowed him to put on only shoes and draped a blanket over his shoulders (still not allowed to put on any clothing).
ICE drove him to an ICE facility, where he was asked for the ID they had not allowed him to get when he was outside naked in the freezing winter air.
ICE returned him to his home several hours later.
ICE brought no charges against him.
ICE agents did not offer him an apology for their actions.

DHS and DOJ have no plans to discipline the agents.

If that isn't exactly the actions of a national secret police force, I don't know what is.

[Dave Champion, Ph.D. - aka Dr Reality @DrReality5]

Today, I saw a current photo of Dick van Dyke, who is 100 years old.

He looks like an Auschwitz surviver. It appears all his muscle has atrophied. It would not be an exaggerated to say he looks emaciated.

I have every intention of living to around 120. Part of that equation is to always maintain muscle mass because it is crucial to human health. I intend to look at 100 much like I do now.

Follow me to see how I will look at 120 😂

[Jay Yang @Jayyanginspires]

You can just do things

[KNOX @knoxtwts]

high IQ is a poverty trap. let me explain.

recently talked to a guy with 172 IQ. reads philosophy. understands complex systems better than most MBAs.

completely broke.

spends every day researching. perfecting ideas.
waiting for the "right moment" to execute.
scanning "best saas ideas" blogs.
been "building in stealth" for 3 years.

where it gets uncomfortable.

couple months ago i took one of his half-finished concepts he mentioned in passing.

packaged it with maximum conviction.

sold it as an info product to women wanting to build careers in real estate.

$12k/month in 90 days.

product was average.
idea wasn't revolutionary.
i moved fast and marketed ugly.

he's still perfecting version 1.0 while i'm cashing deposits from version 0.3 i built in a weekend.

the psychology is brutal:

intelligence creates options.
options create paralysis.
paralysis creates poverty.

smart people see 47 ways something could fail.

so they "research more." average people see one path forward and sprint.

a gorgeous idea in the hands of someone who overthinks becomes a mental prison.

a mid idea in the hands of someone who executes becomes a money printer.

ideas without execution are expensive hobbies for smart people scared to look stupid.

that's the trap. smart people protect their reputation for being smart.

shipping something imperfect threatens that identity.

so they delay forever.

operators ship garbage.
learn from the market.
iterate.
get paid while perfecting.

you need speed and conviction, not perfect.

confidence sells better than competence. always has.

my genius friend will stay broke theorizing about businesses he never starts.

operators with half his IQ are cashing out because they understood the assignment.

speed of execution is the entire game.

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

One of my favorite lessons I’ve learnt from working with smart people:

Action produces information. If you’re unsure of what to do, just do anything, even if it’s the wrong thing. This will give you information about what you should actually be doing.

Sounds simple on the surface - the hard part is making it part of your every day working process.

[Dave Champion, Ph.D. - aka Dr Reality @DrReality5]

When I was lifting solely for size and strength, I used to do one muscle group each day. Now that I lift for health, I do at least one movement for upper body AND lower body on the same day.

Why?

The lymph system, which is critical to proper immune function, does not have a pump of its own. Lymph fluid moves throughout the lymph system by repetitive contraction and release of skeletal muscle! The movement of lymph fluid removes accumulated toxins and cellular debris from the lymph nodes, which keeps them operating at their full capability.

Think of it as being similar to changing your engine's air filter, except the lymph system should receive your attention every day.

Today, I peaked at 200 lbs for 7 reps on the leg curl and 100 lbs for 7 reps on standing barbell bicep curls. Not a personal best on either by any means, but respectable.

[David Sinclair @davidasinclair]

Purpose adds up to seven extra years of life expectancy. If you don’t have one, start looking. If you have one, go for it!

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

If you're depressed or anxious, do this:
0. asleep at the same time every day
1. final meal/snack 4 hrs before bed
2. screens off 60 before bed
3. eliminate all processed sugars
4. exercise every day

[Jotle @Jotle8]

@DrReality5 Is this a topic you've ever covered in any of your videos? I'd be interested in hearing more about this if you have any information to point to.

[David Sinclair @davidasinclair]

Want to live longer? Eat until you’re 80% full.

The Japanese say “Hara hachibunme” 🇯🇵

Wise words to remember daily

[François Chollet @fchollet]

To solve any problem, you don't have to be super smart. You just have to 1) be able to break down problems into subproblems, 2) be slightly smarter than the hardest of the atomic subproblems.

The real challenge is that the process can take a very long time.

[David Sinclair @davidasinclair]

My father’s in perfect health at 86. What’s his lifestyle?

1. Eats a Mediterranean diet, only 1-2 times a day
2. Walks 8000 steps/d
3. Works out 3x/week
4. NMN + resveratrol + metformin (1g/d) for 15+ years
5. Surrounded by friends
6. Calm disposition

Happy Birthday, Dad 🎁👏

[David Sinclair @davidasinclair]

NEW PAPER: Great summary of drugs and supplements that extend lifespan in mice & the likelihood humans will see similar gains in the near future... 🧵