Gratitude Archives - 7 Takeaways

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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 Receiving End of a Huge Gift – 7 Takeaways No. 263

Empathy required. Single data points are good/bad. Embrace your weird. Counting on miracles. Courtesy is the default. The greatest invention. Change is uncomfortable.

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Your 80-Year-old Self – 7 Takeaways No. 259

Looking forward to look back. Pay attention to now. So something nice. Your cosmic smallness. The speed of change. Irrelevant skills. Serendipity is luck.

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The Most Generous Thing You Can Do – 7 Takeaways No. 246

Just say no. Change ain’t easy. Crisis reveals values. The last time. Happy with coffee. Know yourself better. There’s much to be grateful for.

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It Won’t Be a Robot That Pushes Us Over – 7 Takeaways No. 245

Shared standards aren’t. Sanitizing yourself for others. Thank you! Dystopia is easy. Critical thinking is critical. PhD intelligence, not. Anger makes everything worse.

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Aren’t We Lucky? – 7 Takeaways No. 222

Just vibe’n. It’ll be OK. Being someone’s person. One of those moments. We’re so lucky. Impressing others. How you do’in?

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Consuming What Everyone Else Is Consuming – 7 Takeaways No. 208

Contagious positivity. Be thankful, about more. Writing as therapy. Talking to your “textbook”. Gratitude leads to optimism. Consume outside your bubble. Everyone’s watching.

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Behavior Is Determined By Incentives – 7 Takeaways No. 163

Two takeaways about motivation and incentives, plus free speech, entrepreneurship, deepfakes, gratitude, and realizing some relationships may just be getting in your way.

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Social Media Has Made Moralizing A Sport – 7 Takeaways No. 154

Solutions, AI, Randomness, Social Media, Gratitude, Progress, Cable News

Jack of All Trades — 7 Takeaways No. 103

Gratitude, Critical Thinking, Boredom, Start, Language, Anger, Skills