Life Lessons
Life Lessons A compilation of philosophical ideas to help the everyman get through life. Leadership/Mentors https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/marcus-aurelius/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/peter-bevelin/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/robert-cialdini/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/richard-feynman/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/garrett-hardin/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/charlie-munger/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/seneca/ https://fs.blog/intellectual-giants/nassim-taleb/ What it means to be a good human What it means to be an adult What it means to be a man What it means to be a woman “SNS vs PNS […]
Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Building a Second Brain A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential Author: Tiago Forte Topics: Habit, mental models, organizational efficiency All information is attributed to the author. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and we […]
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion
Waking Up A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion Author: Sam Harris Topics: Mindfulness, meditation, philosophy, science All information is attributed to the author. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and we always suggest reading from the original source. Contents Chapter 1: […]
Purpose Speedrun
Purpose Speedrun Fast tracking the hero’s journey. Atomic Habits + Zen and the Art of Making a Living + Ikigai Jeremy Nixon Notes: These ideas seem to repeat over and over again in every self-help book and yet they help nobody. These are concepts that one can only derive once they’ve reached their destination. I […]
The Rabbit Hole of Purpose
The Rabbit Hole of Purpose To be explored… Topics listed below are ideas that are yet to be summarized. What do humans need? Ethical purpose or hedonism? Meaning of life fallacy The utility of religion/groupthink and the reason why people dedicate themselves to them (despite obvious detriment) Creative people being more sensitive, but sensitivity results […]
Finding Your Tribe
Finding Your Tribe Why purpose cannot exist within a vacuum. It is important to establish what you enjoy and what you can contribute, by yourself. After you have discovered your “authentic” purpose it is advisable to find others like you. This can speed up your learning process and help you to remember that you aren’t […]
Confidently Ignorant and Ignorantly Confident
Confidently Ignorant and Ignorantly Confident The Dunning-Kruger effect, misguided dreams, and jumping on the bandwagon. It is energetically expensive maintaining a state of mental/physical growth. Unless of course you create a lifestyle that rewards learning and punishes stagnation. The Dunning-Kruger effect is the easier path to take when you feel you’ve understood a concept to […]
Finding Meaning
Finding Meaning The Importance of Why I. The Convergence of Existential Philosophy and Molecular Biology For the better part of the twentieth century, the inquiry into the nature of human purpose belonged to theologians, philosophers, and existential psychologists. The question of whether life possesses inherent meaning, and the human drive to discover it, was treated […]
Purpose Resources
Purpose Resources Finding Meaning Logotherapy – Wikipedia, accessed December 31, 2025, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logotherapy Logotherapy: The Pursuit of Meaning Over Pleasure – SWEET INSTITUTE – Continuing Education for Mental Health Professionals, accessed December 31, 2025, https://sweetinstitute.com/logotherapy-the-pursuit-of-meaning-over-pleasure/ ELI5: the will to power, the will to meaning and the will to pleasure and how do they contrast each other […]
Optimize (worksheets)
Optimize Worksheets Author: Brian Johnson (Optimize.me) Topics: Sleep, nutrition, exercise, productivity, longevity, habit All information is attributed to the author. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and we always suggest reading from the original source. This particular set of notes are […]