Weekly Articles Archive (January 10 - January 16)

 

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1. The Advantageous Divergence Edge

"Being contrarian isn't hard - anyone can say the opposite of what most people believe. But being contrarian *and* right is extremely difficult. Those who can both go against the crowd and be correct achieve outsized rewards. This is called Advantageous Divergence and it's a mental model for thinking through ideas."

2. On knowing when to quit

"The word quitting has negative connotations that might make us feel like we’re not “gritty” enough. So instead, frame it as pivoting or calling an audible. Every now and then we all need to call an audible. After all, if you’re setting ambitious goals, you’re clearly approaching your life with vigor, and you should feel good about that. Every time you engage in optimal quitting, you’re pivoting to something better. To do so should not be branded as losing—it should be viewed as winning a different game."

3. Better to be 'right' or 'wrong'?

“You should take the approach that you, the entrepreneur, are wrong. Your goal is to be less wrong.” - Elon Musk

4. On the elusiveness of new habit formation

"Figuring out how to do something a little less or a little more is likely to yield the best results for most people, even if it’s not going to turn you into a different human."

5. Micro changes, macro rewards

"Whether it’s taking fruit to work (and to the bedroom!), being polite to rude strangers or taking up skinny-dipping, here’s a century of ways to make life better, with little effort involved …"

6. Challenging Pre-conceived notions about addiction

"Things that I thought I would never gain again, through the process of recovery I have them all...Today I'm a homeowner, I own a car, I started my own business."

7. When all seems lost and desperate

"Hope is the byproduct of action, not a prerequisite for it. Maintaining — or restoring — hope and optimism requires focusing on solutions and on their positive (or potentially positive) outcomes."