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Thoughtshttps://jamesclear.com/deliberate-practice-theory I was dumbfounded when I heard about this concept in the first link of this issue. Not because I didn't know about it but because it's something I'm doing instinctively, naturally. I couldn't even imagine having to write an article about it. And having it as a concept means that some people out there are not benefiting from this simple thing. So here we go, be it obvious to you or not. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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A quote that may seem would lead to pessimism but that I think is about the contrary. I guess it goes along with the following:
or again:
It's not the end goal that matters, it's the path, the adventure on the way, the progress, the intention. Sometimes it has boundaries, sometimes it doesn't. However if you're satisfied with the status quo you'll stop your journey short. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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I'm reviewing old articles on my blog and I'm surprised by how some ideas are even more true today. We live in a society that is increasingly attached to realism, that cannot take metaphors, abstract topics, and ambiguity. Maybe this is an idea worth sharing for those struggling out there. https://venam.nixers.net/blog/psychology/2017/05/23/deliberate-positive-illusion.html ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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ThoughtsThis week is a week of festivity in a lot of parts of the world. So let's share a piece that I've found helpful, maybe you'll find some value in it too. https://www.theminimalists.com/understanding/ ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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RandomThoughtsThis season needs elves, and this is what I'm giving you the most in this issue (actually this was so time consuming I couldn't give anything else). I hope you enjoy it, and happy holidays! ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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Xero's Weekly Ricing Tipszathura is a vi{m,} like pdf and comicbook viewer. besides having vi like bindings and a minimal ui, zathura is
extremely "riceable" and has a awesome feature called "recolor".
when set to true, you can define custom colors for bg and fg of
textual documents, but it also sets images to greyscale and tints
them in matching inverted hues. here's my config for reference: https://github.com/xero/dotfiles/blob/master/zathura/.config/zathura/zathurarc cite:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpBC_jyg-go Some people live in a world where there are haters and lovers, people
that get you and others that don't, everyone judging each others,
scaling and measuring their behaviors, inspecting if everyone moves in
their plastic manner, pantomime, and making sure they never diverge
from their cookie-cutter molds otherwise we'd have to re-invent how we
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Meditation, learning psychology, taking the time to teach ourselves about cognitive biases, controlling our day to day intents and attention, leading our future changes and directions. All those are things that are possible and we live in the best time to try them. As much as a cliché as this is I still thought of putting this as the thought of the week. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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Going along with the last link of the random section, a thought that's been playing in my head for some time now is to "Make explicit what is implicit". We often assume wrongly that some things should go unsaid but it's always better to be clear about what we have understood, what we expect, what we would wish would be the best possible outcome, that's the only good way to avoid mistakes and misunderstandings. Also we need to add that this does not only apply to problematic scenarios but to any others, if we like something we should be explicit about what exactly what done right and what exactly we liked, this way everyone progresses. Have a wonderful week everyone. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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https://www.nctm.org/blog/ifmathistheaspirin/ I'm sending the newsletter early this week because I'm taking some vacations as a birthay gift to myself, I've worked 3 months in the span of 2 months. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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A quote from the "Twelve Natural Laws of Business", see
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You know the "Baader-Meinhof" effect, well it happened this week to. It seemed like everywhere I went chess made an appearance. From a series I'm watching with my significant other, to a podcast, to my coworker learning some new moves. Though I haven't got to play this week, ironically, but the concept that kept floating in my mind was the one found in this quote. The newsletter is coming early this week because I'm taking some small vacations, have fun everyone. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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Why are we striving for what we are striving for. Does it make sense to focus more on it or to stabilize, spread out, and balance efforts into other things. To keep going on in the tournament we have to put more of ourselves in it and so less into other things. Maybe this is a warped up way of saying "rat race" maybe it's not, it depends on how deliberate we are about our decisions. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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This week we have a quote related to work culture, more precisely partnering up aka having coworkers or hiring. I've noted that quote when the "How to Start a Startup" course at Standford in Fall 2014 came out and have kept it in my mind since then. How do we know that the team is holding well together. Some of the criteria are in that quote, what others do you want to add? This can be your conversation starter for next week. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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Maybe I don't need to say anything and gently leave those here:
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On a side note, we've broken the 240+ readers mark, congratulations everyone! I can't help but be happy at the thought that everyone deliberately chose to receive this newsletter, and that it only spread through word of mouth. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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A seemingly humble quote that should certainly be put in its context. Rumsfeld was a politician and this was something he said following 9/11 regarding "weapons of mass destruction" and the lack of evidence for them. There are multiple aspects to this, on one level it reminds us of our relation with our knowledge, on another it gives you a moment to stop and think before assuming or over-rationalizing, and finally it shows that cheesy quotes are often posted on social media without checking their background story (yet another week with cheesy quotes, I know!). ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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Three quotes that are pretty much encompasses the same idea, to do things deliberately because this is what this is, not a future concept of what could be. Hope this can enlighten your week, cheers! ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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Can't throw a cheesy quote without more context: This article takes it from the side of productivity (see "Over-Productive" in 78, "Production" in 66, and "The busy trap" in 32) however this is not really accurate as many of the most prominent inventors didn't have the mindset we today portray as overly obsessed with managing their time and work. The other side of it is that it's a reflection on paying attention to what matters to you, an appreciation of life. Have a great week! ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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For context: https://www.quotes-clothing.com/less-confident-are-more-serious-act-tara-ploughman/ I've always liked this quote, I have no clue if it's true but from anecdotal evidence I can assert it. Aren't the advices about being "more confident" pullulating the online self-help trend trying to say indirectly that we have to take ourselves and things in general less seriously. Yep, cheesy social media quote that actually has more in it than it looks. Have a wonderful week! ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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I've setup a new scavenger hunt on the forums, be sure to check it out: https://nixers.net/showthread.php?tid=2206. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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An idea similar to the thoughts in issue 74: Push your ideas out there in the wild, without spoon feeding people, without following the clickbait trend, all you have to do is prepare the content in the most appropriately consumable way for anyone that ever encounters it. PS: I've beaten last week record by making this newsletter longer than the last one. If you really enjoy it be sure to share it with your friends that might be interested. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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This was the longest newsletter I've compiled since the start of this project. I hope you're enjoying it as much as I am enjoying reading all those articles every week. Let me know if you find anything interesting to share with our close circle of readers. If you're intested in contributing in whatever form or way, there's always a list of ideas at the bottom of this newsletter on how you can do so. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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An essay about epistemology by Locke. http://enlightenment.supersaturated.com/johnlocke/BOOKIIChapterXI.html ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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Probably one of the most cliché quote of all time, maybe it needs more pondering. Is it a limitation from the medium or from ourselves, what other types of media are we not using that could solve this? ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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I'm going to link the archived newsletter from now on because it seems like not everyone sees them. I'm also going to use different email titles for every issues, including the issue number in it, which is something I should've done a long time ago. Thanks for all the feedbacks, we now have 197 subscribers. ArchiveYou can find the archive of past newsletters here: ContributeThere are many ways to contribute:
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