April 2019
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Ends or means
You need to focus on ends And the highest end is happiness But it’s okay to want material goods or riches or money or fame or friendship or love Because those are all means You just need to remember that the ultimate purpose of money is to eventually be happy Friendship, relationships all lead to… Continue reading
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finite desires
The first thing we learn in any introductory economics class is the definition of economics, which is widely accepted to be how we, as rational humans, with infinite desires, should act in a world with finitely scarce resources. There are two important notes here: Humans are rational We have infinite desires Both of these concepts, when looked at… Continue reading
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self-sabotage
I was unwilling to believe this at first but I honestly think one of the biggest life hurdles/obstacles is learning how to avoid self-sabotage. We often hold ourselves back from the things we truly want in life Maybe out of fear that achieving our dream will leave us listless. Maybe we don’t believe we deserve… Continue reading
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outliers
Be afraid of outliers Results that are extremely good (or bad) They deviate from the mean and will give you either overconfidence or unwarranted grief. Instead, focus on making your mean result more centered, more focused, and make that better. The outliers are just distractions. Continue reading
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A message to incoming college freshman
This is the time to try and fail No one cares about how cool you look or how smart you are anymore This ain’t high school You’re in the big leagues But it also means you are granted this abundant freedom Use it wisely Right now our greatest strength is our youth We have time… Continue reading
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Accepted to Cambridge
I am so happy to announce that today I was accepted to Cambridge Pembroke College to study Economics and Philosophy for the Spring 2020 Semester. I am immensely excited to work with professionals in their fields in a tutoring system where I will get to be intellectually and academically challenged in a unique system that… Continue reading
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problems
Don’t bring up problems unless you intend to provide potential solutions, or at least put in the effort to help work towards solutions we know there are many problems in this world we see them we hear it the media is great at telling us what’s wrong with society let’s instead be better at saying… Continue reading
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holding myself back
One of life’s biggest questions is relationships Choosing the right ones And cutting off the ties you don’t need anymore like split ends But relationships are difficult because it has to be a two-way street What you want might not align with what the other person wants Both people need to put on the effort… Continue reading
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Unconditional happiness
Meditation for me is about mindfulness Mindfulness to strive towards unconditional happiness Being able to realize that existence alone can equate to happiness Unconditional of a fancy car, a nice house, a relationship, money, pleasures, status… Awareness that existence alone, even for a second, can give you happiness That is the unbounded power of mindfulness Continue reading
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Three C’s
Curiosity to find yourself Courage to Choose yourself No know really knows what they are doing in this life But that’s no excuse for indecency or mediocrity You need to have curiosity Curiosity to find out what makes you happy and why you were put on this earth then you need the courage to choose… Continue reading
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