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A1. Introspective
Pride Blunts Our Ability To Grow
Reality Stressors Are More Important Than Reading Stressors
Handling Death And Avoiding Lament
Mental Clarity, Courage, And The Influence Of Our Ills
Rewarding Good Actions
Discipline Advice Suffers Density Problems
Hating An Individual Makes You Loose Perspective
Injury Is Bearable Through Excellence Of Character
Labeling Idiots And Geniuses
Reducing The Downsides Of Pleasures
We Feel Pleasure From Anger
The Importance Of Feeling Lost
We Understand Humility As A False Idea
Overestimating The Obstacles Of The Present
Dealing With Pains
Do Not Allow Pain To Dominate Your Character
Obstacles As Opportunities
Creating Conclusions From First Impressions
Do Not Label Externalities As Good Or Bad
The Deception Of The Insincere Question
Hating Something Is Avoiding To Arbitrage
There Is No Virtue In Enduring Things We Don'T Feel
Evaluate Yourself Against Your Past
In Order To Be Great, You Need To Play Like The Greats
The Tendency To Find A Scapegoat For Our Problems
Action Is Needed To Evaluate The Procrastination Filter
Advance Through Actions And Don'T Look To Prove Yourself
Avoid Developing A Pseudo Passion In Your Area
Reading Books And The Density Problem
Insults Hurt Because They Have A Degree Of Truth
Being Misguided By Our Own Narratives
Everything Starts From 1% Improvements
We Live Under Delusions Of Control
Intolerance Towards Inconsistencies
The Need To Put Down Amazing People When Complementing Them
Weakness Is Seen In Our Unsettlement By Something External
True Philosophy Is To Be Practiced When It'S Less Convenient
Becoming Truly Free
Stop Complaining About What You Perceive As Lacking In The World
Is This Alive Time Or Dead Time
Remember To See Through Verbose Language
Protecting Your Character From Crisis
Sharpness Leaves But Learning Stays
Do Not Let The Transgression Of Another Infect Your Character
No Injury Lasts As Long As The Self Inflicted
Good, Bad, Wrong, Right Are Second Order Labels
Master Your Disposition Rather Than Your Surroundings
The Brain Is Most Creative When You Don'T Tell It What To Do
Use Whatever Befalls Us In A Wise Manner
Causes Trump Statistics
Take Actual Action To Arbitrage A Situation
Keep Your Projects Out Of The Conversation
Mistakes Get Worse Once You Try To Correct Them
We Do Not Control Ourselves When Busy
Let Go Of Your Legacy To Create A New One
We Take The Path Of Least Resistance
Living In The Present Implies Courage
Our Character Augments Itself When Successful
Procrastination Must Be Embraced
Environment Affects Your Disposition To Activities
A2. Social
Avoid Trying To Convince Charlatans
Control The Complaints Of Others
Mixing Pleasure With Pain
Repulsion Of The Moralizer
Seduction Depends On Suggestion
Turn Enemies Into The Best Of Friends
Win Through Actions, Never Through Argument
Gain Control By Making Others Feel Strong
Gaining The Upper Hand On Liars
Keep People Dependent On You
Play Into Another'S Feeling Of Superiority
Show The Little Things
The Art Of Insinuation
Thread Carefully If You Are Known To Be Deceitful
True Generosity Is Not An Investment Strategy
Covering Lies With Constant Speech
Develop A Genuine Interest For Real Friends
Outshine The Failing Master
Poetization Of Your Presence
Selective Honesty Distracts People
Immediately Admit When You Are Wrong
Suspense And Drama Buildup
The Rarer Or Harder To Get The More Desired
The Seductiveness Of The Highs And Lows
Bait Others To Come To You
Friendships That End Have A Sucker In Them
Give People Something To Tunnel Vision On
Protect Your Reputation Against Rumors
Valuing A Person Through Impressions
Discussions Can Never Be Won
Keep An Air Of Mystery In Action
Open Yourself In Order For Effective Seduction
Seducing By Becoming An Ideal Lover
Seduction By The Coquette
Your Reputation Is Harmed Most By What You Say To Defend It
Conceal Your Intentions
Mastering The Bold Move
Revulsion Of Acting Like A Brute
The Pursuer Is Pursued
Use Existing Enemies To Your Benefit
An Authentic Smile Causes A Nice Mood
Avoid The Unhappy And Unlucky
Make Cinema Out Of Your Idea Or Exposition
Make Masters Feel Superior To You
Power In Words
Seduction By The Charismatic
Use Mirrors To Make People Feel Comfortable In Their Acting
Associate With Things Considered High-Value By The Other
Bore Of An Inability Of Self-Sacrifice
Isolating The Victim
The Problem With Unabashed Honesty
Throw Enemies Off With Patterns
Seduction By The Charmer
Seduction By The Dandy
Do Not Provoke Others With Your Wording
Stir Up The Transgressions And Taboo
Avoid Being The Victim Of The Insecurity Of A Master
Open Through Lack Of Completeness
Start Conversation With Agreements
Take The Credit From People That Came Before You
Taking Credit Is Often More Important Than The Invention Itself
Associating Your Image To The Glamorous Past
Carefully Tailor Honesty
When Abscence Is More Than Presence
Convincing Involves Communicating Their Interests
Friends Are Corrupted By Undeserved Power
Guard Your Reputations As Your Life Depends On It
Using Spiritual Lures
Breaking Seduction By Having No Sense Of Time
Keeping Up The Excitement Of Others
Send Mixed Signals
People Judging Others To Be Arrogant Or Intelligent
Surround With The Sensational And Scandalous
Loyalty And Following Being Asymetric
The Appeal Of Danger And Rakey Behavior
A Counter For Selective Manipulation
Giving Criticism Is Useless
The Antithesis Between Charm And Nerdiness
Always Say Less Than Necessary
"I Think" Detracts Value From Your Word
People Don'T Learn From What They Hear, But What They Experience
Show And Prove Yourself
The Appeal Of Realizing Others' Fantasies
A3. Knowledge
Aphorisms Force You To Change Reading Habits
More Information Leads To More Delusions
Being Rational About Rationality
We Often Try To Override Our Natural Inclinations Without Trying To Work With Them
Glamor Often Deceives Us About The Thinking Of Others
Implying Arrogance When Showing Humility
Recognizing Faults In Thinking
The Predictive Problem Of Newspapers
Conventional Learning Is Often Wrong
The Asymmetric Risks And Outputs Of Professions
What Is Irrational Under Uncertainty
Hidden Craziness Of Peer Reviews
The Inability To Learn From What You Know
The Dangers Of The Failure Of Perspective
The Rereading Illusion
There Is Natural Admiration To True Virtue
Addiction Has Skin In The Game
Learning From The Economy Or From Economic Theory
Rationality Is Independent Of Narrative Explanations
The Problems With Soulless Writing
The Scope Of Knowing Knowledge
Admiration Should Go Towards Things That Never Change
The Perils Of Modern Philosophy
Let There Be A Difference Between You And The Books
Real Books Cannot Be Summarized
Retrieval And Spaced Repetition
4 Types Of Luck
Intervals In Spaced Repetition
The Problem With Copying The Habits Of Geniuses
Vandalism Of Ideas, Prostitution Of The Intellect
Do Not Treat Your Inferior Like You Wouldn'T Like Your Superior To Treat You
Winning Arguments And Winning
Avoid Overrating Your Experiences
Follow The Contrary Of A Role Model
Private Life That Conflicts With Intellectual Opinion
Everything Is Straightforward Until You Face Risk
Scientific Ideas And The Lindy Effect
Detecting Fraudulent Behavior
Most Of What We Understand Are Approximations To The Truth
Ideas That Survive Promote Survival
Verbal Threats Lack Skin In The Game To Be Significant
Academics Take Refuge In Writing
The Misunderstanding Of Learning And Training
Differences Between Our Ideal And Reality On Human Behavior
Do Not Trust The Advice From Advice-Givers.
The 4Th Type Of Luck
Distinguishing Between The Wrong And The Mistake
On The Difference Between The Fool, Nerd, And Wise
A4. Management
Businesses Live But Brands Prosper
Families Participate In Self Dramatization
Actually Learn From Iterating Your Product
Optionality In The Trial And Error Process
A Need For Risk With Trial And Error
Progress Cannot Be Evaluated Through Comfort Or Safety
Routines Accumulate Hidden Risks
We Cannot Draw Certain Conclusions From The Experience Of Successful People
We Need To Set Limits To Our Monetary Ambitions
Decisions In Finances Are Not Free
Dependability Has Skin In The Game For Employees
Going From 0 To 1 In A Startup
Let Others Win Trivial Matters
Administrators And Managers Kill A System'S Skin In The Game
External Constraints That Plague The Trial And Error Process In Business
Inheritance With Lack Of Education Collapses
Avoid Competition At All Costs
Models And The Expectation Of Customer Behavior
Startups Are Not Lottery Tickets
Money Gives You Freedom
Stressors Make Us Rationalize Out Of Doing The Right Thing
Saving Is More Important Than Earning Money
Striving To Be A Monopoly
We Are Too Pessimistic About Finances
Having A Single Extreme Success Is The Only Thing That Matters
Reach Will Determine The Fate Of A Business
Fast Businesses Cannot Be Limited In Their Potential Growth
On Rejecting Old Business Principles
People That Play Different Games In Finance Deceive You
The Client Is The Risk Taker For A Product
Trial And Error Testing Can Occur Outside The Product Itself
We Create Narratives Over Things We DonβT Understand To Deceive Ourselves
Evaluating Risk Takers Using Lindy
Transfer Of Risk In A Profession Due To Bad Accountability
The Repelling Force From Our Call To Action
Bad Foundations Condemn A Company To Fail
Businesses That Can Be Replicated Quickly Are Bad
We Should Think Reasonably Rather Than Rationally On Finances
The Lack Of Skin In The Game In Managers
Accumulation Of Hidden Risk From Business Contractors
The Opportunity Of Crises
The Uncertainty Of The Customer In Startups
Finding The Early Adopters Of Your Product
Having Financial Plans With Margins Of Error Is Essential
Save 10% Of What You Earn
Save Money, Even If Its Not Necessary
Ensuring Unity Using The Rhodian Law
We Constantly Change Our Financial Objectives
History Cannot Be Used To Predict The Future In Finances
The Power Of Compounded Interest In Finances
We Overestimate What People Think Of Our Material Belongings
Avoid The Extremes On Financial Plans
A5. Systems
Influence Of State Scale In Inequality
Intolerant Minorities Add On Complexity
Managing Risks With Bureaucracy
Opportunity Behind So Called "Risk"
People That Build Systems Require Skin In The Game
Complexity Of The Collective And The Individual
Markets Are More Complex Than The Individuals That Compose It
Misplaced Skin In The Game Of Civil Servants
Hidden Risks In Specialization
The Cost Of Specialization
Bureaucracy Breeds Hidden Risk
Natural And Effective Systems Are Guided By Survival Stressors
Old Religions Reinforce Rational Action
The Emergent Intolerant Minority
Books; References
Archived K. M. M.
Ego Is The Enemy
How To Think Like A Roman Emperor
Make It Stick
Nassim Taleb
Naval Ravikant
Psychology Of Money
The 48 Laws Of Power
The Great Estate Developer
The Lean Startup
The Prince
Thinking, Fast And Slow
Atomic Habits
Direct Truth
How To Win Friends & Influence People
K. M. M.
Kapil Gupta
Letters From A Stoic
Meditations
Skin In The Game
The Art Of Seduction
The Bed Of Procrustes
The Millionaire Fastlane
The Obstacle Is The Way
The Richest Man In Babylon
The War Of Art
Zero To One
Categories
Advice
Anti-seduction
Audal Project
Courage
Drama
Friends
Insecurity
Moving In For The Kill (S-Iv)
Pain
Problem
Profit
Proving
Taboo
Thinking
Victim
Appreciation
Arbitrage
Communication
Ego
Externalities
Illusion
Image
Influence
Lindy
Moral
Procrastination
Products
Recall
Repression
Top Down
Action
Asymmetry
Belief
Books
Complacency
Complaint
Conclusions
Control
Conversation
Create Pleasure And Confusion (S-Ii)
Creativity
Deceit
Deepening Through Extremes (S-Iii)
Density Problem
Discipline
Downside
Education
Experience
Exposure
Financial Freedom
Flag*
Flexibility
Glamor
Happiness
Hate
Humility
Inconsistencies
Judgement
Labels
Laziness
Management
Mastery
Mistake
Money
Narratives
Obstacles
Opportunity
Optionality
Overestimate
Personal Finance
Pleasure
Power
Pretense Of Knowledge
Progress
Rationality
Reading
Resistance
Risk
Routine
Seduction
Seductive Process
Self Interest
Startups
Stirring Interest And Desire (S-I)
Stoicism
Stressors
Variability
Via Negativa
Win
Wisdom
Work
Writing
Academia
Anti-manipulation
Argument
Arrogance
Bias
Black Swans
Bold
Business
Characters Of Seduction
Complexity
Dependence
Evaluation
Failure
Genius
Ideas
Injury
Knowledge
Luck
Manipulation
Nature
Perspective
Persuasion
Predicting
Reality
Spectacle
Success
Value
War
πStory
I β The Indomitable Human Spirit
S β Epictetus, Pain, And Excellence Of Character
S β Roman Slaves Taking Care Of Finances
S β Wesson And The Art Of Making A Client Work For Their Product
S β Hoover's Plane And The Mechanic
S β The Fox, The Wolf, And The Exposure To Stressors
S β The Husband And The Six Flaws And Flowers
S β Khazars And The Search For The Ideal Religion
S β Rockefeller Propelling His Employees Further
S β Benjamin Franklin's Letters And The Absence Of Credit
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For Illusions In Knowledge
For Interests In The Density Problem
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For Seneca And His Preservation Of The State
For The Negatives Of Employees And University Students
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