Mental toughness is often framed as the perseverance that gets you across the finish line:
- Find a way to make it happen
- Push through the pain
- Grind it out to the end
But most days, mental toughness isn't about crossing the finish line.
It's about getting to the starting line:
- Show up when no one is watching
- Keep your eye on the ball
- Do a little bit every day
Mental toughness is not skipping the days that are easy to skip.
[James Clear]
- Find a way to make it happen
- Push through the pain
- Grind it out to the end
But most days, mental toughness isn't about crossing the finish line.
It's about getting to the starting line:
- Show up when no one is watching
- Keep your eye on the ball
- Do a little bit every day
Mental toughness is not skipping the days that are easy to skip.
[James Clear]
Framing as useful abstraction.
We use these updated abstractions to create new technologies, letting us re-engineer the physical world.
Biology → Bioengineering (prosthetic limbs, genetic modification)
Physics → Advanced instruments (telescopes, particle accelerators)
Neuroscience → Medical devices (brain implants, neuroprosthetics)
Quantum mechanics → Modern electronics (semiconductors, quantum computers)
We constantly build better "FRAMES" (abstractions) of how the world works, then use those maps to create tools and technologies that let us change or redesign the world, to suit human needs, solve problems, and unlock new possibilities. This cycle of framing, of abstraction, reformulation, and application is at the heart of how humanity advances.
We use these updated abstractions to create new technologies, letting us re-engineer the physical world.
Biology → Bioengineering (prosthetic limbs, genetic modification)
Physics → Advanced instruments (telescopes, particle accelerators)
Neuroscience → Medical devices (brain implants, neuroprosthetics)
Quantum mechanics → Modern electronics (semiconductors, quantum computers)
We constantly build better "FRAMES" (abstractions) of how the world works, then use those maps to create tools and technologies that let us change or redesign the world, to suit human needs, solve problems, and unlock new possibilities. This cycle of framing, of abstraction, reformulation, and application is at the heart of how humanity advances.
Confidence is built from keeping promises to yourself, overcoming the seemingly impossible, and seeing steady progress.
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Framing The African tragedy.
Consuming expensive American culture with cheap Chinese tech products.
Consuming expensive American culture with cheap Chinese tech products.
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