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Kpaxs@KpaxsJan 21, 2025Brain plasticity is your biggest asset. Use it carefully.63632.6K2.6K19K19K1.7M1.7M
Kpaxs@KpaxsNov 24, 2024Want your kids to succeed? Praise effort and grit not talent. Fascinating study.Readers added context they thought people might want to knowReaders added contextThis study has repeatedly failed to replicate and its findings are unreliable. doi.org/10.31235/osf.i… doi.org/10.1016/j.paid… niesr.ac.uk/wp-content/upl… tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… doi.org/10.1177/095679… For analysis and pull quotes from the above studies, see the following: madmath.com/2021/10/growth…Context is written by people who use X, and appears when rated helpful by others. Find out more.69691K1K11K11K1.2M1.2M
Kpaxs@KpaxsNov 10, 2025The ultimate solution to procrastination... it's incredibly simple, but too uncomfortable for most people to actually do.75751K1K11K11K556K556K
Kpaxs@KpaxsAug 18, 2019Still the simple best explanation of what machine learning is compared to classical programming.43432.3K2.3K7.2K7.2K
Kpaxs@KpaxsOct 24, 2025As I always tell my team: “Prioritization isn’t real until it hurts.”Kpaxs@KpaxsOct 6, 2024The power of ruthless prioritization by Steve Jobs.23235865867.1K7.1K828K828K
Kpaxs@KpaxsSep 16, 2025Fantastic summary of the most effective negotiating techniques.35355705707.8K7.8K925K925K
Kpaxs@KpaxsSep 13, 2025If you want to change your behavior, change where you get your dopamine.44448738736.4K6.4K574K574K
Kpaxs@KpaxsJul 20, 2024Jerry Seinfeld nailed it, self-control is empathy with your future self.43437077076.4K6.4K948K948K