When I was 24, entering the world of business and freelance work. I got a piece of advice from a crazy guy that has served me well my entire life:
NEVER say no to a job.
Think of the number you would be happy to do it for, and ask for it. No matter how ridiculous it sounds.
NEVER quit a job.
Think about how to change it to be the job you want. Whatever that might be.
More money. Time off. Focusing on what you like, eliminating what you don’t.
Demand those things. He said I’d astonished how often people say yes.
He was right.
In a more serious disagreement (aka a blowout fight) with my wife, I often revert to writing my thoughts down in the form of a letter her.
I have taken to running these letters thru ai with the instructions, “make this sound nicer.”
At first I wondered about the ethics of something like this.
I now believe it’s my best use case for ai.
Of all the lessons poker teaches, and there are many, becoming comfortable with “not knowing” is probably the most fascinating.
Paying for information is always an option in poker, but not always good investment.
Americans should worry less about the freedoms that authoritarians will take by force and more about the freedoms they will simply forfeit in exchange for dopamine and convenience.