💡 ChrisWillx

Life philosophy, personal growth, and Chris Williamson insights

Critical Thinking & Rationality

• [[Astrology Study - Spencer Greenberg]]
• [[Proximate vs Ultimate Behavior Explanations]]
• [[Rational vs Ideological Thinking]]
• [[Post Content Clarity - Media Diet Assessment]]
• [[Milgram Questions - Social Penalty Traps]]

Success & Achievement

• [[Beware Envying Successful Humans - Churchill Story]]
• [[Curse of Competence - Paradox of Choice]]
• [[Don't Copy the Endgame]]
• [[Success Without Suffering - Curse of Competence]]
• [[Luxury Belief of Success - Guru Advice]]
• [[Stop Wanting Something You're Not Willing to Work For]]
• [[Operator to Idea Guy - Career Transition]]
• [[Success Strategy Misconceptions]]
• [[Success Traits]]
• [[Ambition vs Entitlement]]

Happiness & Life Philosophy

• [[Comparative Happiness - Montesquieu]]
• [[Happiness of Pursuit - Dopamine and Anticipation]]
• [[Mexican Fisherman Parable - Life Simplicity]]
• [[We Never Actually Live But Hope to Live]]
• [[Don't Grip Life Too Tightly - Ted Hughes]]
• [[Time vs Money Trade - Present Moment Awareness]]

Self-Worth & Identity

• [[No One Can Beat You at Being You]]
• [[Love for Who You Are vs What You Do]]
• [[Self Worth Independence - Steven Pressfield]]
• [[Self Worth vs Validation - Neediness]]
• [[Self-Belief vs Action - Ryan Holiday]]
• [[You Can't Be Everything - Focus Strategy]]

Social Dynamics & Relationships

• [[Real Friends - Authentic Self Expression]]
• [[Reverse Charisma - Making Others Feel Interesting]]
• [[Relationships Over Career - Chris Bumstead]]
• [[Supporting Men - Blending Inspiration with Compassion]]
• [[Toxic Compassion - Performative Empathy]]
• [[Toxic Compassion vs Truth]]

Personal Development & Action

• [[Discipline vs Motivation - Jocko Wilink]]
• [[Just Do The Thing - Eliezer Yudkowsky]]
• [[Stop Perfectionism - Oliver Burkeman]]
• [[How to Find Out What You're Really Made Of]]
• [[Inverse PTSD - Building Resilience]]
• [[Unteachable Lessons - Learning the Hard Way]]
• [[5 Life Lessons by Simon Senik]]
• [[Consistency and Discipline]]
• [[Promise Keeping]]

Mindset & Perspective

• [[Cynicism vs Hope - Toxic Online Negativity]]
• [[Easy to Be Savage When Everyone Else Is Weak]]
• [[World Doesn't Care About You - Inner Enemy]]
• [[Kindness vs Choice - Virtue and Compulsion]]
• [[Rules and Exceptions - Oliver Wendell Holmes]]

Productivity & Focus

• [[Gastric Band Surgery of Being Busy]]
• [[Parkinsons Law - Time Management]]
• [[Type A vs Type B Problems]]
• [[Fuck You Family - Priorities and Liberation]]
• [[Time-Sensitive Opportunities]]

Decision Making & Psychology

• [[Region Beta Paradox]]

Chris Williamson | @chriswillx