Being “independent” is a little bit too vague, but building your anti-fragility, that’s real intellect.
John Stewart Mill. Chapter 2 of “On Liberty” Heteroxacademy.org/mill They made a condensed version free ebook
“The bhuddist and and the Stoics, these are the two most concentrated wisdom traditions in the world.” This is just part of the progression of wisdom.
The change in testosterone as a young man, This could possibly be that balance of the masculine/feminine PD idea? Getting less hyper masculine and calming down into tolerance
Johnathan Haidt happiness course
Basically simplifies down to improving these 3 areas. How do you get smarter? Turns out you can jump your IQ up 10-15 points.
- notifications off
- Get your attention back
- Cut down on your moralism
- “Stolen attention” book
How do you get stronger?
- Anti-fragility
- Pushing your edge
How do you get more sociable?
- Really listen to people
- Cant do it if you’re distracted
- Dale Carnegie
If you can get smarter, stronger, and more sociable, then you WILL be more successful in work and in relationships → you will be living on the higher set range of your happiness.
Tribe- Sebastian Junger Really underscores the fragility of isolation
THE LINE OF HAPPINESS BETWEEN THE left leaning materialist intellectual and the very smart, thoughtful religious person.
You might think of some of the advantages of happiness with religion being more spiritual certainty, decision fatigue and faith community.. but actually, overwhelmingly on empirical studies of happiness. It’s actually the participation in community on a weekly basis.
Atheists just usually aren’t happy
ONCE A WEEK BE WITH YOUR TRIBE