Author Archives: Konrad

If you understand something that is said to you, you can’t un-hear it.   You might hear an idea that you didn’t want to be exposed to but it will burrow into your brain and bother you for days or even years.   These ideas can often change the person that you become.   And…More

 Which goes to show how much room there is for improvement in planes. How much we can still learn from the way that evolution shaped the mechanics around us. There are countless areas where we can learn more by looking into the natural world. Often the best way to solve a problem, is to stop…More

This means that for all effective purposes, if Julius Caesar was transported from Rome to present times right after birth he would be able to grow up with no adjustement issues. This shows the power of habits and learned knowledge. The only thing differentiating us from the ancient Egyptians is our retained knowledge. The things…More

The difference in intelligence between a current genius and the average human is miniscule compared to the difference between an averge human’s intelligence and an ape. The first cyborg will have a similar advantage with the average human now being the ape. To make things worse, the cyborg will be able to extend this advantage…More

I just planned out my week and it took me 30 minutes just to put everything on the calendar and make tradeoffs on which activities to do or not do. I need to cut out some things. Its better to focus on a few things well than doing everything poorly. This is an exercise that…More

Its harder than it sounds because its not clear which habits are good or bad. Nor is it clear which advice is well intentioned but not helpful. It would be much easier if each activity (whether its coding, writing, running or baking), came with a starters guide of habits. E.g for writing it might include:…More

And its mostly done very poorly from generation to generation. This becomes obvious when you read ancient philosophers who practiced good habits that are not mainstream today. Habits that maybe 10% of the population actually knows and implements. Things like “Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.” – Chinese Proverb…More

So surround yourself with positive triggers. No surface in your living space should be accidental. Look at the things around you right now. What feeling does each item you see trigger? If its negative, get rid of it. Replace it with more positive triggers. ^Day 261/90 55 wordsMore

It takes a long time to setup an institution that contains thousands of workers and affects millions of people. So, even if you start now with the most cutting edge practices, it will take years to get those practices working well. By the time this is done, the cutting edge will have moved on to…More

To sustainably wake up early, you must also go to sleep early. This sounds obvious but is never mentioned when you read stories of executives that wake up at 4am. To wake up at 4am these executives are going to sleep at 8pm. In many cases that works for them. But its an interesting tradeoff…More