"Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it." - Søren Kierkegaard

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— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom)
6:14 PM • Dec 1, 2022

A company asked why it was so hard to hire a good writer. I told them it was because good writing is an illusion: what people call good writing is actually good thinking, and of course good thinkers are rare.

— Paul Graham (@paulg)
11:48 AM • Jul 31, 2022

If you are out of ideas, go for a walk.

This paper found walking (whether outdoors or a treadmill) increased key types of creative thinking for over 80% of undergraduates. The reasons are not fully clear, but there seem to be direct effects on the brain. apa.org/pubs/journals/…

— Ethan Mollick (@emollick)
7:16 PM • Nov 10, 2022

Listen Mode

If you encounter someone with opinions or perspectives very different from your own, listen twice as much as you speak.

Our natural tendency when we hear a view we disagree with is to respond and refute it.

Default to Listen Mode. You'll learn way more that way.

— Sahil Bloom (@SahilBloom)
1:01 PM • Jul 17, 2022

The main purpose of discussion is to achieve completion and get in sync, which leads to decisions and/or actions. Conversations that fail to reach completion are a waste of time. #principleoftheday (1/4)

— Ray Dalio (@RayDalio)
3:21 PM • Dec 4, 2022

RT @PickardJE: just watched this video about eight times in a row

— Andrew England (@cornishft)
7:57 PM • Nov 30, 2022