5-2c2a Prioritize bullshit avoidance over money and prestige. Don't waste your time.

Say no to anything that’s not interesting for me.

Next:

• 5-2c2a0 Avoiding bullshit takes you far enough. Maybe the extra bit comes from really knowing about yourself.
• 5-2c2a1 Progressive titles might be there to hide its unprogressive nature
• 5-2c2b The Lindy effect

Related:

• 1-1c6a1a Pay attention to what can’t be said (e.g., taboos)

• 1-2f1a1 Scientists evaluate theories with excess reasonable doubt

• 3-1c3c2a Any ideas have the potential to be MORE universal (if not universal), and constraints are to be removed sooner or later because knowledge is irreversible

• 3-1c3c2b Getting rid of your own misconceived notions alone can take you far enough

• 5-1b1b2b Don’t try to be the best. Be the only.

• 5-1b4c4 Pay attention to your ‘taboos’ - If there is something you fear unconsciously, you have to face it

• 5-1b4c4b To truly have fun, you have to get rid of your own misconceptions

• 5-2c2b2 When you are long bullshit, you are short volatility and time

• 6-2 The cost effectiveness of anything addictive decreases over time. When you engage with them, you will either waste your time or money, very likely both.

• 13-1a3.0a Always go for the best—work on the best project, work in the best industry, work with the best people

• QUE5 - Who has the right answer but I ignore because they’re inarticulate. Who do I listen to who is in essence just good marketing.

• RUL3 - Bounded commitment - choose one best thing available, commit for predetermined time period, then revisit. Similar to balancing depth-first vs breadth-first in search algorithms. Think of your time as quantifiable resource like capital.

• RUL3 - Make a conscious effort to avoid addictions. Ask “is this how I want to be spending my time”