Your Brain needs a Meaningful Goal to Wire Itself Around
A 6-step plan for building a life-changing project, in about an hour or so. Join 42k+ thinkers reading these essays each week: https://ideas.profoundideas.com/ Chapters: 00:00 You need a project 03:24 Pushing rocks 08:38 You need to build something dense 13:53 Step 1: Plan for your death and move backwards 14:39 Step 2: Write down your ideal life and character 15:59 Step 3: Choosing your first project 16:59 Step 4: Start absurdly small 18:36 Step 5: Bring your ideal future into the now 19:31 Step 6: Ah yes, iteration
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