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diff --git a/content/post/listing-my-fav-advice/index.md b/content/post/listing-my-fav-advice/index.md deleted file mode 100644 index 24611f7..0000000 --- a/content/post/listing-my-fav-advice/index.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,102 +0,0 @@ -+++ -author = "Kumar Damani" -title = "A list of my favourite life advice" -date = "2023-09-01" -draft = false -description = "A list of my favourite life advice." -tags = [ - "lists", - "personal", -] -math = false -+++ - -I outline my favourite life advice, where I have heard it, and what it means to me. -<!--more--> - -## Everything in moderation, including moderation. <cite>[^1]</cite> -<br> - -| | | -| -------- | -------- | -|  | | - - -The first part is fairly self-explanatory. -The second part says to moderate the moderation. -In other words, on occasion, it is ok to indulge. -After all, some of the best moments in life come from indulgence. -Don't be the person who is always moderating, or you will miss out on 100% of those moments. - - -This reminds me of a paradigm in Computation called [Reinforcement Learning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement_learning) -(RL), where learning is maximized -by balancing existing knowledge, with occasional spurts of exploration. -Without exploration, we find that we are generally unlikely to end up at an -optimal solution, thus showing us its importance. - -If the objective of life is to attain long-term (cumulative) happiness, -then we can say that moderation is the current knowledge, and occasional indulgence -are the spurts of exploration, and both must be balanced in order to maximize our objective. - - -## Chew your food. Well. <cite>[^2]</cite> -<br> - - - -This one is quite underrated. -We all know that our digestion health is such a large contributor to our overall well-being. -Yet we religiously neglect the first step of the process - chewing. - -I specifically recall my grandpa saying "*chew it until it becomes a paste*". -Gross but effective. -No matter what your diet is composed of, its not debatable that chewing better will only -ever help your digestion, never harm. - -Another benefit? Sitting down and consciously chewing requires time and effort. -If you aren't doing it, maybe its a sign that you are rushing. -Why are you rushing? Maybe its time to re-evaluate some things in your life. - -## Don't worry so much about budgeting, focus on earning more. <cite>[^3]</cite> -<br> - - - -This one is somewhat controversial. -I think this stems from the notion that there is a hard limit to how much you can restrict your spending to - $0. -But no limit to how much you can earn. So why not focus on that? - -I think this is largely a time-management principle. -Maybe you've heard the idiom "penny wise, and pound foolish". -If money is the *penny*, then your time is the *pound*. -Don't be foolish with your time. - -People often will go out of their way believing they are saving a certain amount of money -but hardly ever factor in the value of the time spent saving that amount. -And more often than not, that time is spent doing something that is not enjoyable. - -That same time could've been spent on trying to earn more money than what was saved or -at the very least doing something actually enjoyable. - - -## Never work for someone who you don't want to become. <cite>[^4]</cite> -<br> - -{{< figure src="boss.jpg" title="" width="50%" >}} - -This one has helped me substantially in my career. -More important than finding the right role/career is finding the right mentor. -I've personally switched roles based on this advice, and I can attribute most -my success as a direct result of this. - -We tend to emulate people that we are influenced by. -By working for such a manager, you are setting yourself up to emulate someone you look up to - -which is a great thing! -I also consider this one of the few advantages of being an employee rather than an owner. -Don't waste it! - -[^1]: Kia - my Jitsu instructor at U of T -[^2]: Grandparents -[^3]: John Hill from the [Super Hoopers podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/super-hoopers-an-nba-podcast/id1053263719) quoting some book -[^4]: Mark Cuban? or Mr. Wonderful? or someone from Shark Tank IIRC |