Curiosity Archives - 7 Takeaways

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Reality Always Wins – 7 Takeaways No. 297

Listen more. Was Goldilocks curious? Fooling yourself about the future. Bending reality to your will. Bending your will to reality. Comfort is a trap. Exercise might not be as bad as you think.

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The Web, As We Have It, Is Incredibly Fragile – 7 Takeaways No. 289

Building resilience. Physical books. Valuable websites are disappearing. Banning books is stupid. The courage to ask questions. Wanting to be with people. Finding the right people to be with.

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The Cost-benefit Is Changing – 7 Takeaways No. 266

Is college still worth it? Doing anything means doing nothing. Let that stuff go. AI vs. anonymity. It’s easier to disagree. Science is boring. Coloring within the lines.

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Uncertainty Is Our Basic State of Existence – 7 Takeaways No. 265

What we owe the dead. Manifesting is BS. Travel is no cure. Uncertainty hype. It’s not about the [brown] rice. New tech fears. Belief in science. My path to writing.

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The Courage to Be an Optimist – 7 Takeaways No. 243

How to think. Have a good day. Radical optimism. Embracing discomfort. AI fluency. Imposters within. Who’s an asshole?

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The Best Way to Complain – 7 Takeaways No. 233

Effortless knowledge. So awkward. Good in the world. Clearing the path. Chaos and calm. Communicating clearly. Complain with purpose.

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Repositories of Buried Treasure – 7 Takeaways No. 224

Say hello. Small steps. Truth vs. Convenience. Creativity as antidote. Not all stories are true. Lean into aging. Am I enough?

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Everything Is a Crisis – 7 Takeaways No. 219

The opposite of curiosity. Questioning Barriers. I dunno. Simple is difficult. More curiosity. Everything’s a crisis. You should read this newsletter.

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Curiosity is Much More Pleasant Than Yelling – 7 Takeaways No. 215

Local power. Creating vs. complaining. Creating & consuming. Getting out more. Focusing outward. Baby steps. Curiosity FTW.

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Tell Me How to Be Happy – 7 Takeaways No. 200

Happy Happy. Leave me alone. Curiosity FTW. Books FTW. Being unshakeable. Serendiptiy + curiosity = inspiration. Understanding the enemy.