A List of Valuable Things I Learned In 2024

1. “Courage is knowing it might hurt, and doing it anyway. Stupidity is the same. And that's why life is hard.” — Jeremy Goldberg

2. The “What About Me” Effect.

3. "Being kind to others is mostly about your actions. Being kind to yourself is mostly about your thoughts." — James Clear

4. Post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD): "When SSRIs were launched, their initial labels stated that less than 5% of patients in clinical trials reported sexual dysfunction. However, in some unpublished trials of the drugs, more than 50% of healthy volunteers developed severe sexual problems."

5. Treadmill & Sofa Friends: Treadmill Friends - After hanging out with them, you have so much energy that you want to run on a treadmill to calm down. Sofa friends - After hanging out with them, you are drained that you want to lie on a sofa to recover. - H/T George Mack

6. 3 brave questions to ask your partner: What is something you have been telling me that’s important to you that I keep missing or overlooking? What is something you need from me that I struggle to give to you? What is something you feel I haven’t fully accepted? - H/T Chris Williamson

7. Some interesting findings on EMFs.

8. Don’t pay crazy roaming data prices when you travel. Use an eSIM.

9. "It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - Jiddu Krishnamurti

10. Not new, but I highly recommend taking a Big 5 personality test! I learned a lot about myself.

11. You can play many old Nintendo games from your childhood on your iPhone now! Download the games from here.

12. Amazon now sells cheap creatine gummies. Creatine has a TON of health benefits and isn’t just from bodybuilders.

13. "We are very good at predicting the future, except for the surprises — which tend to be all that matter." - Morgan Housel

14. You can convert the text in any image to an Apple Note with this Shortcut (Can even work with handwriting).

15. Victim signaling, defined as 'public and intentional expressions of one’s disadvantages, suffering, oppression, or personal limitations' is strongly correlated (r = .52) with Dark Triad personality traits. - H/T Rob Henderson

16. “Social isolation that goes too long is associated with this molecule Tachykinin. Tachykinin is a molecule that makes us more irritable, fearful, paranoid, and impairs our immune system.” - H/T Andrew Huberman

17. Youth suicides correlate heavily with the school calendar.

18. You should probably switch to mineral sunscreen.

19. The best question to ask in a job interview or yearly job evaluation: How can I be guaranteed to be involved in projects that are critical to the strategic future of this organization?

20. The Diffusion of Innovations.

21. “If they don’t have what you want, don’t listen to what they say. There’s no greater waste of time than justifying your actions to people who have a life you don’t want.” - Alex Hormozi

22. Time Buckets from Bill Perkins.

23. Only half of murderers are arrested: The U.S. murder clearance rate (identification and arrest of suspect) 1965: 92 percent, 1975: 78 percent, 1995: 66 percent, 2015: 62 percent, 2021: 54 percent, 2022: 52 percent. - H/T Rob Henderson

24. Puddles & Ceilings: "I split problems into two groups: muddy puddles and leaky ceilings. Some problems are like muddy puddles. The way to clear a muddy puddle is to leave it alone. The more you mess with it, the muddier it becomes. Many of the problems I dream up when I'm overthinking or worrying or ruminating fall into this category. Is life really falling apart or am I just in a sour mood? Is this as hard as I'm making it or do I just need to go workout? Drink some water. Go for a walk. Get some sleep. Go do something else and give the puddle time to turn clear. Other problems are like a leaky ceiling. Ignore a small leak and it will always widen. Relationship tension that goes unaddressed. Overspending that becomes a habit. One missed workout drifting into months of inactivity. Some problems multiply when left unattended. You need to intervene now. Are you dealing with a leak or a puddle?" - H/T James Clear

25. By the time the average kid in America reaches the age of 13, Big Tech has collected approximately 72 million data points on them.

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