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Category: Ideas

  • Questions You Should Be Asking

    1. What are my values and how can I live a life that authentically reflects them?
    2. How can I create meaningful relationships with others and build strong connections?
    3. What kinds of activities bring me joy and how can I make time for them?
    4. How can I use my skills and talents to make a positive difference in the world?
    5. What brings me purpose and how can I pursue it?
    6. What can I do to stay healthy and balanced?
    7. What are my short-term and long-term goals and how can I work towards achieving them?
    8. How can I use my free time in a meaningful and fulfilling way?
    9. How can I embrace challenges and use them as an opportunity to grow and evolve?
    10. How can I practice gratitude and appreciation for the blessings in my life?
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  • 15 Methods to Help Conquer Depression

    1. Exercise regularly.
    2. Eat a healthy diet.
    3. Get enough sleep.
    4. Practice mindfulness.
    5. Make time for leisure activities.
    6. Talk to a therapist.
    7. Connect with supportive people. Disconnect with toxic people.
    8. Journal your thoughts and feelings.
    9. Practice gratitude.
    10. Try light therapy.
    11. Avoid medications.
    12. Challenge negative thinking.
    13. Set realistic goals.
    14. Learn relaxation techniques.
    15. Do more shit that makes you feel good!

    This post was written by a Large Language Model and is part of my effort to learn all these new AI tools.

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  • How To Ask Better Questions

    1. Choose the right question type: Identify the type of question you want to ask and how it will help you gain the most insight. There are five types of questions: open-ended, closed-ended, probing, hypothetical, and rhetorical.
    2. Start with open-ended questions: Ask broad questions that require more than just a yes or no answer and allow the respondent to provide more detailed answers.
    3. Focus on the “why”: Ask “why” and “how” questions to gain deeper insights into the reasons behind the answers. This will help you uncover root causes and better understand the respondent’s motivations.
    4. Avoid leading questions: Ask questions that don’t put words in the respondent’s mouth or lead them to a specific answer. This will help you get more truthful and unbiased responses.
    5. Be specific: Ask questions that are specific enough to get the information you need without being too restrictive. This will keep the respondent focused and help you get more detailed answers.
    6. Make sure the questions are relevant: Make sure the questions you ask are relevant to the topic of discussion and related to the goal of the conversation. This will obviously help you get more meaningful responses.
    7. Keep your questions concise: Ask questions that are short and to the point. This will help the respondent answer quickly and accurately.
    8. Ask only one question at a time: Ask one question at a time, and allow the respondent to answer before moving on to the next one. This will help you get more detailed responses and prevent confusion.
    9. Avoid jargon: Ask questions that are clear and easy to understand. Avoid using industry-specific jargon or technical terms, as this can confuse the respondent.
    10. Check for understanding: Ask follow-up questions to check for understanding and ensure the respondent has answered accurately. This will help you get more reliable results.
    11. Listen actively: Listen attentively to the respondent’s answers and don’t be afraid to ask clarifying questions. This will help you get more accurate answers.
    12. Encourage elaboration: Ask the respondent to elaborate on their answers and provide more details. This will help you get more in-depth responses.
    13. Be respectful: Ask questions in a courteous and respectful manner. This will help create a comfortable environment and encourage the respondent to be more open to answering questions.
    14. Be patient: Allow the respondent to take their time answering the questions. This will help them feel more comfortable and provide more accurate responses.
    15. Show appreciation: Thank the respondent for their participation and show appreciation for their insights. This will make them feel valued and more likely to provide more detailed answers going forward. Be polite!
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  • Ideas: The Memex Method

    Cory has a fabulous post on using a blog as a commonplace book instead of using it as a tool to promote your bullshit brand.

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  • Ideas: 99 Additional Bits of Unsolicited Advice

    More great ideas, advice, and wisdom from KK here:

    https://kk.org/thetechnium/99-additional-bits-of-unsolicited-advice/

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  • Idea: Life Paths Open and Closed to You

    I think about this tweet often.

    People spend their whole lives looking at the black when they should concentrate on the green.

    Pasting the tweet here for when Twitter embeds break in the future:

    Tim Urban @waitbutwhy:

    We think a lot about those black lines, forgetting that it’s all still in our hands.

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  • Idea: Cynicism is Cyanide

    Love this one from @zhusu:

    Pasting the text for when Twitter embeds break in the future:

    Cynics tend to be the folks who try to find the fatal flaw in everything while the world passes by

    Have aggressively stayed away from cynics my whole life, if you’re not careful their way of thinking can cripple you

    Cynicism is cyanide

    Here is a related tweet that shows this quite well. (Coinbase just IPO’d yesterday…)

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  • Idea: The Next Guy is You

    If you are doing a task, do it correctly.

    Do the task right because the next guy is you. The next person to deal with the broken thing is you. The next person to X,Y, or Z is you.

    Do the job well and correctly.

    If the next guy isn’t you, well you made the world just a tiny bit better for everyone.

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  • Idea: Spotlight Effect

    I recently came across this idea called the Spotlight Effect.

    It is a phenomenon where people often believe they are being noticed by others more than they actually are. When in reality people are mostly just thinking about themselves.

    If you ever suffer from imposter syndrome just remember this; nobody is thinking about you. People think about themselves and worry about how people perceive them. They are not thinking about or even noticing you.

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  • Idea: JFDI

    I know this rad guy named Joel. He has this amazing tattoo on his wrist:

    JFDI

    It stands for Just Fucking Do It

    The image of this tattoo often comes to mind when I find myself backsliding into the overthinking everything. Or when I find myself wasting time trying to perfect something. Having a bias toward action is one of the most important things you can learn.

    Joel says the idea comes from Alex Hillman.

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