Self Advice

Small bits of advice, labelled by the epistemic status of my ability to follow them.

ℹ️ See also Questions for Self-Introspection.

Epistemic Status Key

• 😇: Very Satisfied.
• 🙂: Satisfied.
• 😐: OK.
• 😬: Requires Improvement.
• 😞: Disappointed.

Advice

• Use sunscreen. 😇
• Sleep, a lot. 😇
• Be kind. Don’t be an asshole. Don’t be a push over either. 😇
• Lift weights. Build muscle. 😐
• Get hammered. 😇
• You will break hearts. Own up to mistakes. 😇
• Your heart will be broken. Learn to live with it. 😇
• Don’t panic. Be a detached Buddha. 😇
• Have a hobby project. Don’t bother finishing it. 🙂
• Purpose is fleeting - only comes from work or relationships like parents, s/o, kids, etc. 😐
• Motivation is a myth. Just show up. 😐
• Your ideas suck. Do it anyway. 😐
• Everything is a practice. 😐
• Pick an industry instead of a job. 🙂
• Figure out the optimal amount of hassle. 😬
• Communicate explicitly. 😐
• You will always under-communicate. Be better. 😬
• Remember compounding (of money, knowledge, everything). 🙂
• Thought experiments in extremes. 😞
• Show, then tell. 😐
• Build taste. 😐
• Everyone has an agenda. Figure it out and adapt. 😐
• Always account for bias. 🙂
• Things won’t get easier. Just get better at handling them. 😐
• Make hard things easy. 😐

Miscellaneous

Every time I read about Charles Darwin, I come out more impressed. This time, it is not the science, but his perseverance. See Charles Darwin And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.