The Tao of Pooh
→ "A fly can't bird, but a bird can fly." rather than trying to be someone else or creating your “ideal” self, do what’s already natural to you
→ Wu wei - effortless action
→ don’t force yourself into an abstract ideal. remove what’s in the way of your nature.
🎯 how to become irreplaceable
→ connects with Mastery by Robert Greene’s concept of “natural inclination”
→ connects with Naval Ravikant’s concept of “specific knowledge” → no one can compete with you at being you.
Unscripted by Mj DeMarco
→ the system needs you replaceable
- Consumerism – You’re trained to buy, not build
- Unaccountability – Blame the economy, bosses, politics
- Life-script thinking – Follow the checklist, don’t question it
- Time-for-money trade – Your time is owned by someone else
- Utilitarian mediocrity – Safe, average, “reasonable” choices
- Risk aversion – Stability over autonomy
- Entitlement – Expect rewards without leverage
→ connects with “pendulums” concept from Reality Transurfing
Psycho-cybernetics
Mastery by Robert Greene
How to win friends and influence people
As a man thinketh
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
→ become irreplaceable. how? by developing your specific knowledge. how? follow your curiosity, build things you wish existed, keep experimenting.
→ get paid by being yourself. how? solve problems you personally have. help others overcome similar problems in less time, less effort, and higher chance.
→ “most of life is a search for who and what needs you the most”
The Go Giver