Notes from Readings: Master emotions, Seeing like an algorithm, Why Nordic countries are happiest – 11/07/20

Context around these posts: Primarily written to help me better distill concepts from articles but thought I’d share for anyone interested Naturally more related to my specific interests, career, and life Unedited Try these two smart techniques to help you master your emotions More granularly labeling your emotions as you have them enable you to … Continue reading Notes from Readings: Master emotions, Seeing like an algorithm, Why Nordic countries are happiest – 11/07/20

Notes from Readings: Changing Habits, Why Philosophy, Content Management in Games – 09/11/20

Context around these posts: Primarily written to help me better distill concepts from articles but thought I'd share for anyone interested Naturally more related to my specific interests, career, and life Unedited Changing Habits: Interview with Dr. Amy Bucher, a Behavior Change Designer Environmental changes are one of the most effective ways to change behaviour, … Continue reading Notes from Readings: Changing Habits, Why Philosophy, Content Management in Games – 09/11/20

Workism: Should work be how we define our identity and life’s purpose?

I recently listened to this podcast and read this article which made me think about how I value my career and spend the majority of time on my work. A quick summary of the article: Workism: Belief that work is not only necessary for economic production, but also the centerpiece of one's identity and life's … Continue reading Workism: Should work be how we define our identity and life’s purpose?

Notes: Barking Up the Wrong Tree – The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong -By Eric Barker

  Notes (mostly from the first half): School teaches kids to conform and become generalists. However, both of those traits are not aligned to achieving success in the real world. They just become very average e.g. it's like telling someone to always drive below 50 km/h, it'll be much safer but they're not going to … Continue reading Notes: Barking Up the Wrong Tree – The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong -By Eric Barker

Notes: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson

I read this book- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Here are some notes: Happiness comes from caring about something greater than yourself Confronting death obliterates crappy, fragile, superficial values of life  We are responsible for everything in our own life, no matter external circumstances. We don’t always control what happens to us, but … Continue reading Notes: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson