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Category Archives: Self Development

ultralearning
October 30, 2019  in
  • Self Development

Ultralearning – How to Learn Faster (A Thorough Analysis)

Ultralearning is how to bring learning to the next level. This isn’t something trivial, rather it is something that can prove momentous in one’s life.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 1,988 views
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  • 10 minute read
How to fight anxiety
October 23, 2018  in
  • Self Development

How to Fight Anxiety – The End of the Most Nebulous Diseases of Our Times

How to fight anxiety is a very tricky endeavor. But the riddle can be solved if we perpetually confront it with an open, boisterous and tenacious mindset.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 7,034 views
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  • 9 minute read
contrarian
August 17, 2018  in
  • Self Development

What It Truly Means to Be a Contrarian

A contrarian isn’t one who always objects. A contrarian reasons independently, from the ground up, and resists pressure to conform.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 11,574 views
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  • 8 minute read
list of maxims
April 30, 2018  in
  • Self Development

32 Years of Experience. 32 Maxims to Live by.

List of maxims. The following 32 maxims illustrate my desire to understand the world and formulate a canonical interpretation of reality.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 7,233 views
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  • 5 minute read
spiritual growth
April 4, 2018  in
  • Self Development

A Guide to Spiritual Growth – Transcend the Limits of the Material World

Spiritual growth is the only sure way to re-engage with our spiritual side within the frenzy-oriented ecosystems that we have constructed.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 2,414 views
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  • 10 minute read
what to do with my life
March 8, 2018  in
  • Self Development

Existential Angst – What Should I Do With My Life?

If you focus on picking your battles wisely and on embracing slowness, marvels will ensue.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 6,870 views
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  • 6 minute read
intelligence
January 23, 2018  in
  • Self Development

Our Idea of Intelligence Is Broken. This Is How We Can Fix It.

Intelligence can only flourish when we embrace personal responsibility, pursue freedom and are contrarian whenever the situation demands it.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 2,894 views
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  • 10 minute read
understanding bitcoin
December 23, 2017  in
  • Self Development

Understanding Bitcoin and the Future. How What You Know Will Be Redefined Forever.

Understanding bitcoin will help you understand the future of mankind. A future that is decentralized, exciting and very promising.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 3,883 views
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  • 13 minute read
how to write well
December 1, 2017  in
  • Self Development

How to Write Well – The Quintessential Guide

How to write well is, self-evidently, very difficult, but it is the process that can re-engineer one’s reality in marvelous ways.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 4,986 views
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  • 12 minute read
life principles
October 12, 2017  in
  • Self Development

Life Principles – 7 Ways to Manage the Absurdity of Reality

Life Principles are engineered to allow one to escape the absurdity of reality and find solace in the well-examined life.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 6,894 views
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  • 11 minute read
indulge
September 19, 2017  in
  • Self Development

In Praise of Indulgence – An Essay

Indulgence is the antidote to the deleterious effects of modern work that is solely associated with toxic accomplishment.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 1,775 views
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  • 7 minute read
developing self awareness
August 30, 2017  in
  • Self Development

Developing Self Awareness – The 5 Stages of Awareness Mastery

Self awareness is the ability of the individual to make sense of oneself, and, consequently, understand the world around him or her better.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 25,016 views
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  • 12 minute read
mental models
June 12, 2017  in
  • Self Development

Top 5 Mental Models to Enhance the Way You Reason

Mental models are a way to enhance your cognitive apparatus in order to make more intelligent, sane and strategic decisions.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 19,749 views
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  • 11 minute read
anti-motivation
May 18, 2017  in
  • Self Development

The Anti-Motivation Manifesto

Pause for a minute and let that thought wash across your synapses: Anti-motivation is an effective contrarian approach to motivation.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 4,820 views
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  • 8 minute read
list of maxims
April 30, 2017  in
  • Self Development

31 Years of Experience – 31 Maxims to Live by

They aim to educate, inspire, motivate, but most importantly provoke thinking.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 5,944 views
  • |
  • 5 minute read
overcoming perfectionism
April 13, 2017  in
  • Self Development

The Perfectionism Conundrum

There is usually a thin line that separates reality from delusion. Perfectionism thrives on that line.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 3,506 views
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  • 9 minute read
in your 20s
March 28, 2017  in
  • Self Development

The Latticework of Life Skills – 9 Crucial Skills to Develop in Your 20s

This is how to create the substratum of a well-informed and antifragile person.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 7,087 views
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  • 11 minute read
how to make better decisions
January 30, 2017  in
  • Self Development

Game Theory – The Pinnacle of Decision Making

Decision making is a daunting endeavor. If you invest in understanding the main principles of game theory, however, it becomes quite manageable.

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 8,881 views
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  • 8 minute read
how to organize your day
January 5, 2017  in
  • Self Development

How to Organize Your Life – The Leonardo Da Vinci Schedule

How to Organize Your Life – The Leonardo Da Vinci Schedule   This is an ad hoc post that aims to provide insight on how to structure your week and da

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 20,639 views
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  • 6 minute read
December 29, 2016  in
  • Self Development

Ruminations on Fish, the Unmanifested, and the Internet

Since I was a kid, I remember that I loved fish. All kinds of fish. Big fish, small fish, smoked fish, baked fish, fried fish, sushi.   My mom used to feed

By Adrian Iliopoulos
  • 893 views
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  • 7 minute read

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