💡 # 10 - Optionality / Meditation / The Shortness of Life
Hi friends, welcome to the latest edition of The Edge, a compendium of writing that helps you live better.
I wasn’t afraid to die. I was more afraid, or angry if you’d like, that I hadn’t lived, that I hadn’t made the most of every opportunity. So I was waiting for a day that might never come — when you retire or when you’re thin enough or when the kids have grown up — and there was a sudden realization that that day might never come. ~ Laura Sanderson
🛣The Trouble with Optionality
May 2017 | Mihir A. Desai | Optimal Thinking
Many young folks pursue management consulting, or do an MBA in order to have more 'optionality'. What even is optionality, and is it a good thing to seek in your career? I have begun to think of seeking optionality as too risk averse if you are early in your career, and now prefer to think about asymmetric opportunities.
🧘 Lost in Thought: The psychological risks of meditation
April 2021 | David Kortava | Living Intentionally
Meditation has continued to grow in popularity, with an ever greater number of apps claiming to make you happier, less stressed and more focussed. And there is some scientific evidence for its benefits. However, the psychological risks are perhaps less well studied and understood. This article tells a harrowing story of of the darker side of meditation. That said, I have found it extremely beneficial, especially during difficult periods of life. Compliment with:How to Quiet Your Mind Chatter
🗓 The Days Are Long But The Decades Are Short
April 2015 | Sam Altman | Finding Meaning
If you don't know Sam Altman, he's a pretty successful internet entrepreneur, and a thoughtful guy. In this article he gives us 36 pieces of life advice. A lot of the advice seems kind of obvious, but is hard to actually follow in our day to day life. For example, we all know that our time here on Earth is limited, and that we should make the most of it, but actually putting that into practice is hard.
Welcome to everyone who joined the newsletter this week. I hope that some of the ideas here resonated with you and help you live more intentionally.
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