(#46) How to use first principles for your down-to-earth problems?
stress and getting so much better at managing it, mental models explained, 50 most screamable rap bars, and Naval's recommended reading list
3 things i’m grateful for:
1.) friendship both new and old
2.) nature + long walks
3.) stress and getting so much better at managing it. life moves faster it never slows down until it stops. you either learn to love the chaos and rollercoaster or hop off and miss the thrills.
🤔 Thoughts on Mental Models
What are mental models - Julian Shapiro? Explains how mental models help you access how systems work and make better decisions. A mental model of a system is a reduction of how it works.
Here are some key points I took away:
The world makes more sense when you see it as a patchwork of systems, each of which can be reverse-engineered.
Theory of Constraints: At any time, it's just one of a system’s inputs that is constraining the other inputs from producing a greater total output. Therefore, to continuously increase a system’s output, iteratively identify and address the current biggest constraint. I really liked this example below on Theory of Constraints.
⛓️ Links:
50 Most Screamable Rap Bars: What rap lyric do you have to yell whenever you hear it? Some of my favs: “These expensive, these is red bottoms, these is bloody shoes” // “I go hard in the motherf*ckin’ paint” // “If you don’t know, now you know” // “Aaaaah, I’m a motherf*cking monster” // “I got 99 problems, but a b*tch ain’t one” // “Allow me to reintroduce myself, my name is Hov” //
A blog post is a search query to find your people: This is a great summary of the best thing that writing and sharing your work can do for you.
Naval’s Recommended Reading: I read The Almanack of Naval Ravikant recently, and he links the expert to all his reading recommendations. Incredible source of wisdom.
🎵 Music:
This entire conversation was so beautiful! I loved every word and emotion each artist told. Incredibly inspiring to listen to these amazing artists talk to each other. Love the mutual respect, support and curiousity.