George Mack
@george__mack
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I think agency might be the most important idea of 21st century. Read my essay 'High Agency' at https://t.co/3lfQgXXltI
Joined November 2013
After 7 months of writing, I finished my essay!. I think agency might be the most important idea of the 21st century.
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Confession:. I collect ads like rich people collect watches. The 13 best ads I've collected:
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What is ignored or neglected by the media -- but will be studied by historians?. Here's the full list of 25 examples:
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What is ignored by the media -- but will be studied by historians?. 8 more examples:
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Steve Jobs email he sent himself 13 months before he died. Whenever I re-read this, I regret waiting so long to have read it again.
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What is ignored by the media -- but will be studied by historians?. Here's 7 more examples:
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THREAD: 15 of the most useful razors and rules I've found. Rules of thumb that simplify decisions.
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Steve Jobs' email to himself 13 months before he died . Couldn't sleep after I read it. via @TrungTPhan
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The most useful razors and rules I've found. Rules of thumb that simplify decisions:
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My favorite Charlie Munger story: . In 1953, Munger was 29 years old. Recently divorced. Lost the house. Huge social stigma of divorce back then. His 8-year-old son, Teddy, was diagnosed with cancer. The leukemia was incurable. No medical insurance - Munger paid for all
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My favorite question in 2023:. What is ignored by the media -- but will be studied by historians?. Here's the 9 best examples:
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Spent the last 30 days in America. Some thoughts on the USA vs the UK: . 1. Flags - In America, if you fly the national flag -- it's normal. In Britain, if you fly the national flag -- you're labeled a neo-nazi. 2. Accents - In America, if you drive for 2 hours -- people's
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"Most people die at 25 and aren't buried until they're 75". Why?. 4 reasons and solutions:
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The most underrated video on the internet:. A man tries to make a chicken sandwich from scratch: It costs $1500 and takes him 6 months. There's never been a better time to be alive.
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What idea changed how you view the world?. Here's mine: High Agency. The 12 best examples:
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The most useful razors and rules I've found:. 1. Bragging Razor - If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim. If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim. 2. High Agency Razor - If unsure who to work
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I just put together a list of the best 25 ads of all time. You can get them here ->
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Netflix releasing a documentary about social media addiction is like your heroin dealer warning you about your cocaine problem.
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The most under discussed immigration policy:. A lesson from Lee Kuan Yew
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Tobi Lutke (@tobi) is the CEO of Shopify . He's one of my favorite CLEAR thinkers. I spent some time in lockdown going through his interviews. Here are 6 mental models I got from it. THREAD. .
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The most useful razors and rules I've found:. 1. Bragging Razor - If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim. If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim. 2. High Agency Razor - If unsure who to work
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THREAD: The top 0.1% of ideas I’ve stumbled upon on the internet. The rabbit holes (without the distractions).
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The 0.1% of ideas this week. The rabbit holes I've gone down -- without the distractions. 7 best examples:
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Who is the most interesting person alive?. My opinion: Josh Waitzkin. Here's why:
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How to spot high agency people:. 1. Weird teenage hobbies - Teenage years are the hardest time to go against social pressures. If they can go against the crowd as a teenager, they can go against the crowd as an adult. 2. Energy distortion field - If you meet with them when
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The best habit I made in 2023. I have 2 phones: Cocaine Phone & Kale Phone. Here's how it fixed my smartphone addiction:
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The 0.1% of ideas this week. The rabbit holes I've gone down -- without the distractions. 8 best examples:
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"Most people die at 25 and aren't buried until they're 75" - Benjamin Franklin. Why?. 4 reasons and solutions:
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In 2001, Warren Buffett gave a talk at the University of Georgia. He asked them the most Warren Buffett question ever:. • If you could invest in a friend and get 10% of their income for life -- who would you pick?. Once the students answered the question, he then asked this:
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How one guy achieved more than the entire FBI. Using *Google Search*. This is the most underrated story on the internet. THREAD. .
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What ideas sound crazy or weird today -- but will be obvious in 10-20 years?. 10 predictions:. 1. The Smart Toilet
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Career advice for young people. I wish I got this earlier
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What idea changed how you view the world?. Here's mine: High Agency. The high agency library: (19 best examples I've found in 4 years)
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My favorite paradox:. Humans put a man on the moon -- before they put wheels on luggage. The smartest minds of a generation all carried their luggage. Einstein, Edison, and Tesla all carried their luggage. Neil Armstrong carried his luggage on the way to NASA's HQ. Why?
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THE BEST PODCASTS AND ARTICLES I'VE EVER FOUND . Here are the 0.1% of resources I've consumed that have brought me 90% of the value. The LINDY LIBRARY. I wish somebody gave me these in a list so I could have spent more time exploiting than exploring. THREAD. .
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2. The Rise Of Negative Media. Since 2010, the media massively increased headlines that use fear, anger, disgust, and sadness. It has also decreased articles of neutrality and joy. It's no surprise that few media outlets are covering this meta point.
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How to turn your smartphone into a magic pocket computer. 10 practical examples:
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Who is the most high-agency person you've never heard of?. Rudolf Vrba. He escaped Auschwitz by soaking himself in gasoline -- to give a memo to Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Pope. Meet the man who saved 200,000 lives from the Nazis:
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Unpopular opinion: Apple Notes is the best. I've seen nobody on the internet get creative with them. 3 note templates I use every day:
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3. The BRICS overtook the G7 in GDP this week. BRICS = Brazil, Russia, India, China, SA (+ Bangladesh, Egypt and UAE). G7 = Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK (+ EU). "It's no longer developed & developing world. It's ascending & descending world" - @balajis
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Francis Ngannou is fighting for the UFC heavyweight belt this weekend. His life story >>> Any movie that exists. It's criminally overlooked. THREAD. .
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5. The Headline-Death Gap. 67% of deaths are from heart disease, cancer, and road incidents. The New York Times barely covers these topics. Why?
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My most contrarian belief:. We could increase the global economy by 2-3% by installing large whiteboards in every home.
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8. The Rise Of Obesity In America:. You can only appreciate this epidemic by watching this video.
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Every time I rewatch this video, I get goosebumps. The scale of the internet is impossible for the brain to understand.
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The 0.1% of ideas this week. The rabbit holes -- without the distractions. 7 examples:
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2. The Rise Of Negative Media. Since 2010, the media massively increased headlines that use fear, anger, disgust, and sadness. It's no surprise the media isn't covering this 😅
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Career advice I never got (but wish I had). It took me 5 years to learn this the hard way.
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When you view the news as a person, you realise how toxic it is.
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10 thoughts on incentives:. 1. Don't ask your barber if you need a haircut. 2. "I can fix the $32 trillion US debt problem in 5 minutes. You pass a law that when there’s a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members congress are ineligible for re-election” - Warren
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I get DM's from founders with the same specific problems. Here's a public list of marketing tools I recommend: . ↓.
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You're a billionaire. A realisation after a health scare.
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19. How Incredible Modern Aviation Is. In 2021, there were only 176 deaths from 2.2 billion airline passengers. In the same year, ~1.3 million people died in road accidents. The airline industry might be humans most profound achievement to date
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9. UK Housing Market Inflation. It's the most unaffordable since Victorian times. 93% inflation in 28 years:. In 1994, it was 4.4x the average salary. In 2022, it was 8.5x the average salary
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CHARLIE MUNGER'S 7 IRON LAWS: . Charlie Munger has been the biggest COGNITIVE INFLUENCE on my life so far. Here are a list of my favourite PRINCIPLES from the eccentric billionaire. THREAD. .
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Underrated rule of thumb: Don't put another human on a pedestal. Even the greats had human flaws:. 1. Steve Jobs delayed nine months of medical treatment of pancreatic cancer for a carrot juice diet and acupuncture.
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1/ HIGH AGENCY . Once you SEE it - you can never UNSEE it. Arguedbly the most important personality trait you can foster. I've thought about this concept every week for the last two years since I heard @EricRWeinstein discuss it on @tferriss' podcast. THREAD. .
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Bragging Razor:. • If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim. • If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim. The map is not the terrain.
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Josh Waitzkin might be the most INTERESTING person alive. He doesn't have Twitter. And he barely uses the internet. I've compiled my favorite 5 MENTAL MODELS of his below. THREAD. .
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7. The Silent Fentanyl Pandemic. • Overdose is the leading cause of death in under 45's (Replacing suicide). • Covid killed 8,900 young people in 2020. Overdoses killed 49,000. (2/3rds Fentanyl). • In 2022, police seized enough Fentanyl to kill every adult and child in America
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Normal behaviour is forgotten. Only weird behaviour survives.
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The Midwit Meme: Guide To Life. 10 memes more valuable than any life coach:
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4. The Scale of Pharma Marketing. According to Kantar data -- Pharma ads are the news’ biggest customers:. 1. CBS - 4/5 of their biggest advertisers are pharmaceuticals. 2. ABC - Biggest advertiser is pharmaceutical. 3. MSNBC - Biggest advertiser is pharmaceutical
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4. The Rise Of Obesity In America. You can only appreciate this epidemic by watching this video.
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Bragging Razor: . • If someone brags about their success or happiness, assume it’s half what they claim. • If someone downplays their success or happiness, assume it’s double what they claim. The map is not the terrain.
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6. The Rise Of The BRICS. • BRICS = Brazil, Russia, India, China, SA (+ Bangladesh, Egypt and UAE). • G7 = Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK (+ EU). BRICS are now 31.5% of global GDP vs the G7's 30%.
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10. The Lost Lockdown Generation. • Reading ability in the USA is the lowest in 30 years. • Maths scores are the worst since tests began in 1969. • 50% rise in mental health emergency room visits for young people. This has been swept under the rug.
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Munger's Law: . • Never allow yourself to have an opinion on a subject unless you can state the opposing argument better than the opposition can. Steelman Arguments > Strawman Arguments.
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In 2001, Warren Buffett gave a talk at the University of Georgia. He asked them the most Warren Buffett question ever:. • If you could invest in a friend and get 10% of their income for life -- who would you pick?. Once the students answered the question, he then asked this:
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Who is the most high-agency person you've never heard of?. Rudolf Vrba. He escaped Auschwitz by soaking himself in gasoline -- to give a memo to Churchill, Roosevelt, and the Pope. Meet the man who saved 200,000 lives from the Nazis.
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THREAD: The top 0.1% of marketing mental models. Compressing a 6-year career into the best 8 ideas:.
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25. The Importance Of Exercise. The mortality gap between a smoker and non-smoker: 40%. The mortality gap between the bottom 25% of exercise fitness and top 2%: 400%. The best marketing minds of their generation created anti-smoking ads -- where are the pro exercise ads?
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1. What Happened To Mental Hospitals?. Theory:. 1. The USA decided to treat more of the mentally ill at a community level (failed). 2. And had new hope in a wonder drug called Thorazine (didn't work as hoped)
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3. The Aging Population Crisis. 70% of countries are below the required population replacement levels. You need a 2.1 fertility rate to maintain a population:. • US = 1.64. • Germany = 1.53. • Japan = 1.34. • China = 1.28. • Korea (image below) = 0.84
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Shower thought: . Normal behavior is forgotten. Only weird behavior survives. Nobody tells stories of when you did the expected — they only tell stories when you did the unexpected. Normal behavior costs nothing in the short term — but it disappears into the abyss.
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The best example of high agency:. The guy in this video. Watch how the low-agency crowd goes from judgmental to joining in, once everyone else deems it acceptable.
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The Midwit Meme: Guide To Life. 10 memes more valuable than any life coach:
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