by liking this post, you will start a butterfly effect that will traverse the cosmos and start a chain of events that will snap someone out of hustle… - Paul Millerd

Professor Tim Wu made this point in a widely read essay titled "The Tyranny of Convenience," where he argues that convenience, "with its promise of smooth, effortless efficiency…threatens to erase the sort of struggles and challenges that help give meaning to life."

Professors Richard Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun have suggested that many people who face crises often experience "post-traumatic growth" and that this manifests as an "appreciation for life in general, more meaningful interpersonal relationships, an increased sense of personal strength, changed priorities, and a richer existential and spiritual life."

Posting my ideas and writing them long form publicly has been so useful over the years

People make fun of you, people harass you, friends dislike what you say. You survive. You grow up. You become humble.

You get to practice absorbing all of this. It’s not a “this makes me stronger” sort of thing. I’m not going to pretend this is an arena like a hustle bro. That’s silly. But more like an experience of a wide range of human thoughts, behaviors, and preferences. Getting to sit here and see something so vast

Humans are so weird. There are so many ways to live life. There are infinite triggers. They are endless curious humans and kind souls. There are also many authoritarians and idealogues. It’s a beautiful mess.