Merlin's Wisdom Project
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Merlin's Wisdom Project
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#2I'm very surprised that this list doesn't include Mann's Assumption: https://www.kungfugrippe.com/post/29776928258/manns-assumpti...
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#3> Frequently ask yourself: do I want to be right, or do I want to be happy?
I always felt that people giving this advice assume the latter is preferable. Is there something defective about me if I prefer the former?
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#4> Frequently ask yourself: do I want to be right, or do I want to be happy? I always felt that people giving this advice assume the latter is preferable. Is there something defective about me if I prefer the former?
No. The important thing is to understand that the two outcomes may not be identical.
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#5Merlin's podcasts, particularly Roderick on the Line and the amazing Reconcilable Differences with John Siracusa, are amongst my favourite things to listen to.
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#6Browsing this via the commit history helps break it down into smaller chunks: https://github.com/merlinmann/wisdom/commits/master
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#7> Frequently ask yourself: do I want to be right, or do I want to be happy? I always felt that people giving this advice assume the latter is preferable. Is there something defective about me if I prefer the former?
I don’t think anything is “wrong” with you but experience and observation suggests it’s hard to prioritize that exclusively without becoming miserable or lonely. My father always said “are you more interested in being right or winning?” and I tell my kids “Are you more interested in being in the right or achieving your goals?” That framing was always more appealing to me since happiness or winning isn’t always a key consideration. It makes you ask what it is you really want. And if what you really want is to be in the right, well, your best course or action is pretty clear.
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#8> Frequently ask yourself: do I want to be right, or do I want to be happy? I always felt that people giving this advice assume the latter is preferable. Is there something defective about me if I prefer the former?
I don’t think anything is “wrong” with you but experience and observation suggests it’s hard to prioritize that exclusively without becoming miserable or lonely. My father always said “are you more interested in being right or winning?” and I tell my kids “Are you more interested in being in the right or achieving your goals?” That framing was always more appealing to me since happiness or winning isn’t always a key…
I like your wording because it reveals that I generally (but not always) lack goals that are more important to me than being right, and it explains the situations in which being right takes the back-seat.
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#9> Frequently ask yourself: do I want to be right, or do I want to be happy? I always felt that people giving this advice assume the latter is preferable. Is there something defective about me if I prefer the former?
"Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant." Elwood P. Dowd, _Harvey_
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