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Life is hard. Nature isn’t nice. The future will kill you. Humans are mean. As we accept this, we can let go of the bullshit anxiety and focus on what is going well while working to differentiate the real and legitimate threats from our imagination. www.polymathicbeing.com/p/bullshit-a...

"Work smarter, not harder.” It a phrase that's quite right. It also isn’t wrong, just incomplete, especially when advising the younger generation on how they can be successful. Work Hard; Get Smart changed my perspective www.polymathicbeing.com/p/work-hard-...

Social media is full of Fear Porn just trying to drag your eyes toward the titillating regardless of the truth. Find out how to improve your mind so that it's not hijacked by others. www.polymathicbeing.com/p/fear-prn

Polio is complicated so how did we end up with such a singular and simple story about this disease? Worse, poliomyelitis still exists because we haven't addressed the root causes. www.polymathicbeing.com/p/polio-pest...

Have you ever wondered what the consequences of AI are? Check out Paradox, a human-centric exploration into AI and what happens if we get it wrong. You can find the book here: www.thesingularitychronicles.com

Check out one of the most powerful concepts for human thriving. Unlearning is a crucial element in how we continuously learn. What do you think? www.polymathicbeing.com/p/learn-unle...

So much stuff on here just reads like a PSYOP. Hence, I treat it as such. www.polymathicbeing.com/p/psyop-unti...

This Easter, I wanted to take the chance to clear up some confusion regarding the Easter Bunny. See, Jesus was a fun dude!

The dangers of trusting ‘consensus’ is that the crowd, writ large, is not always right. You have to ensure you’ve got the right people from within the crowd to best understand complexity. It’s subtle but essential. www.polymathicbeing.com/p/rethink-th...

Great insights into how to be utterly and totally miserable. How many of you follow these steps? www.polymathicbeing.com/p/how-to-be-...

How do you balance constraints to both bound a complex problem while at the same time ensuring you aren't myopically executing? That's the Key to Innovation you can learn about here: www.polymathicbeing.com/p/igniting-i...

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” www.polymathicbeing.com/p/learn-unle...

Most advice about Ikigai is bullshit. It puts the focus on work, failing to realize that you have to balance life first. When you do that you find you can have Ikigai in dozens of areas as you diversify the meaning in your life. More here: www.polymathicbeing.com/p/balance-li...

My Head hurts now!

I miss waiting tables because success in my current role is directly related to the lessons I learned working in restaurants. A key to remember in Polymathic Thinking is that skills are formed by the sum of your experience, not just the most prestigious www.polymathicbeing.com/p/i-miss-wai...

Stoicism: Not letting people live rent-free in your brain and regaining agency over your emotions. It’s really freeing when you’re in control again and not dancing to the outrage being peddled everywhere. It’s really healthy too! www.polymathicbeing.com/p/finding-st...

Are we selling out our creativity for quick algorithmic fixes? Check out “Algowhoring” and dig into our obsession with digital validation and how it’s warping our choices. Ready to confront your online addictions? #Algowhoring #AI #DigitalLife www.polymathicbeing.com/p/algowhorin...