parents: My Principles
The Foundation
- Well-being First: Sleep, Rest, Exercise > Work > Entertainment.
- Values: Creation, Integrity, Continuous Evolution
- Create Good New Things through deep thinking.
- Evolve: Pain + Reflection = Progress.
How to See the World
- Truth >> Being Right.
- Seek out credible people who disagree with me. My goal is to see my blind spots, not to persuade.
- Learn from the giants of history, across all fields.
- Thinking > Writing.
- Thinking is goal; writing is expression.
- Thinking and writing are two separate processes.
- Engage in serious writing only after sufficient thinking.
- Writing Philosophy: Substance > Style
- Factual Accuracy > Insight > Writing Style.
- Use knowledge base as Second Brain.
- Structure: Pyramid > Network (My natural style).
- System: Document everything useful (journals, metadata) for memory & review.
How to achieve goal
- Build systems first.
- Periodically review to ensure actions align with principles.
- True Goal ≫ By-Products.
How to Get Things Done
- Focused time blocks.
- Pure focus, no distractions.
- If tired, take a break and restart only when you can complete a full, focused session.
- Target: 6 sessions/day, 30/week.
- Use tools like Focusmate.
- Balance: Structure & Freedom.
- Use “Planned Time Boxes” to ensure progress, avoid “Brownian Motion”.
- Leave room for exploration.
- Priority: High Leverage
- Artifacts ≫ Opinions
- Find it by asking: “What’s the one thing that makes everything else easier or unnecessary?”