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It's comical how this article calls for a lifestyle design from supposed "first principles" while completely ignoring the context in which they take place. No w

It's comical how this article calls for a lifestyle design from supposed "first principles" while completely ignoring the context in which they take place. No wonder they believe philosophy to be futile. I believe we need more thinking, not less. > What traits do wealthy people have in common? > What traits do poor people have in common? There seems to be a subtle but profound supposition that being rich or poor is just a matter of "heuristics." Reminds me of the countless self-help books written, YouTube videos made, and Instagram posts, on habits of rich people. I don't think that is going to take you anywhere.

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> There seems to be a subtle but profound supposition that being rich or poor is just a matter of "heuristics." Reminds me of the countless self-help books written, YouTube videos made, and Instagram posts, on habits of rich people. I don't think that is going to take you anywhere. Oof, great point. I didn't mean to imply that. I'm a huge fan of simple systems, but simple systems aren't always easy systems. I also don't think heuristics will work 100% of the time. Heck, I'm not even sure if they'll work 65% of the time. But where else do you start, if not for copying others?