I am increasingly convinced that the difference between effective and ineffective people is their level of determination. It’s an underappreciated fact that determination is a…
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In crises like the current one, all governments claim to do “what the experts say.” Alternatively, it’s not what the experts say but what “the…
2 CommentsHalf a year ago, Scott Alexander made a post about the surprisingly small amount of money in American politics. Yes, surprisingly small amount. That is…
Leave a CommentWestern decadence Peter Thiel reviews Ross Douthat’s The Decadent Society. Douthat also recently appeared on The Neoliberal Podcast to talk about his book. (You could…
Leave a CommentI have written before about the dysfunction of the debating mindset. Nothing illustrates this better than the annual assembly of debating societies in Germany. Luckily, I can’t speak from experience since I never attended one, but there are enough horror stories to make the point for me.
Leave a CommentWanting is not liking This is a simple and powerful insight. On some level, I had probably long been aware of it. Drug addicts (at…
Leave a CommentI just finished the most thought-provoking book I have read in the past few years. It connected a lot of previously disconnected thoughts I had…
Leave a CommentWhen reading the advice of 80,000 Hours, I have always been confused about how to break down personal fit. They themselves are oddly silent on…
Leave a CommentReally grokking the rise of China China has a good chance to become the world’s dominant superpower within the next 10 to 50 years. I…
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