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August 25 - September 17, 2018
Question brules
A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.
It’s a human hamster wheel. Therefore, always seek work that you love. Any other way of living misses the point of life itself. It won’t happen overnight, but it’s doable. As you progress through this book, I’ll share some mental models and practices to get you there faster.
When you understand these infection mechanisms, you’ll be better able to identify which rules of the culturescape might be reasonable to use for planning your life and which ones may be Brules.
As soon as we define ourselves by a particular view, even if it’s something that we genuinely agree with, we automatically become more likely to start taking on other beliefs of the party—even if these beliefs challenge facts and science.
grouped by particular view
You can take on the beliefs of your tribe, but you don’t have to take on all of their beliefs, especially if their beliefs are unscientific, unhelpful, or untrue.
don’t need to take on all your tribe’s beliefs
The meaning-making machine in our heads is constantly creating meaning about the events that we observe in our lives—particularly when they involve people we are seeking love or attention from. Have you ever created meaning in your head about someone’s attitude or feelings toward you because of something they do? That’s the meaning-making machine in action.
meaning-making action
They recognize that much of the way the world works is due to people blindly following Brules that have long passed their expiration date.
Brules expired already are still followed.
Replacing outdated model of reality
