TL;DR All you need are: Safety earmuffs Ear plugs My Experience Living at home with my family, I used to have to go out and find peace and quite elsewhere. Heck, I even spent over $400 on a air of fancy noise canceling headphones. But the truth is, you can get the same results, far more efficiently, at less than $50. All you need are: Noise ear muffs Ear plugs The practical result is that now I can work from anywhere, and not have the sound distractions from a busy household....

TL;DR The habit of being honest is not simply a nobel virtue, but a necessary prerequisite in knowing how to navigate life. If you are honest, you will attract and reflect honest results. You may not like the results, and they may even go contrary to what you wish were true–but if that were the case, then it wouldn’t be truth anymore. However, when you are given honest feedback, and you trust you have been honest with yourself, then you can reliable use the feedback as a sound cornerstone to build towards realizing your ideal self....

TL;DR Sprinting improves mental performance and physical well being. Steady-state cardio is not nearly as impactful, because it’s too easy and there’s no distinct contrast compared to talking. Personal experience Every time I do a hard sprint session, I have such great mental focus, clarity, and creativity. Sprinting “wakes me up” from my ordinary routine, and helps truly activate my brain to a higher potential. It simply works, and for that reason, sprinting sessions are now a vital requirement in my habits....

TL;DR The reason why hiding in plain sight is the best place to hide is because humans overlook and disregard the seemingly unimportant details. My personal experience When I would live with my family, I often became upset when they would eat my favorite snacks. Since the fridge is a tight space, it did not matter if I put my snacks at the very top of the shelf or at the very bottom; in all cases, they were eaten!...

Random Evidence *“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. * But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it” Matthew 7:13-14 NIV My Personal Experience The intention-action gap has become one of the most studied topics in behavioral science since it can apply to so many different domains....

Word Vomit I don’t know how to organize this post yet. So listen for now. People should have hobbies that are contrastive with their day jobs, or at least contrastive with how they spend most of their time. For example, the mistake I see a lot of Why does it matter? Because aiming for contrasts increases the likelihood that you will stumble on a creative insight that would not have otherwise been available to you if you had not explored outside your normal mode of thinking....

TL;DR ACTION, ACTION, ACTION is the cure to your suffering! ACTION precedes inspiration. ACTION creates experiences. ACTION is the antidote to suffering. It doesn’t matter what you do, but more than likely, you know what you should be doing–take the first step in getting it done! Personal Experience Much of my pain comes from doing nothing, and letting my thoughts consume me. No more. Even if it’s push ups right where you are, or writing your thoughts out on paper, get some activity flowing...

TL;DR Go back to the basics of healthy habits Good eating habits Exercise Restful and quality sleep Social connections (see post on attachment) Bonus Habits to further enhance mood Meditation Journaling Sunlight/Vitamin D supplements Cognitive Behavior Therapy It is VITAL that you do not overlook these seemingly small habits that have HUGE influence on your life. All of these habits appear small but have quite the depth to them. For example, take eating health:...

TL;DR You only need these two tools to learn a language iTalki 1:1 sessions 30min sessions, 3x per week, where YOU do most of the speaking Duolingo On days where you don’t have iTalki sessions; use as tailored “homework” THAT’S IT! Keep it simple so that consistency is the only factor you need to actually speak like a native. My Personal Experience I have wasted too much time passively learning languages, when in reality, SPEAKING should be the primary goal....

My Personal Experience I was in graduate school for statistics, finding myself extremely obsessed over understanding the Bias–variance tradeoff. Specifically, I had the question: How does the sample size in n-cross-fold validation influence the Bias–variance tradeoff? While the answer to that question does not matter, remembering this question allowed me to remember asking my professor (Dr. Elizabeth H. Slate) the same question. Dr. Slate asked me what I remember the trade off to be, and immediately, without thinking I closed my eyes so that I could better concentrate on finding the answer–which I did!...