Random Things I’m Thinking About in November 2022
- Is meditation just exercise for System 2 thinking to make it stronger at resisting System 1 thinking and thus used more often?
- How the two systems of my brain (System 1 and System 2) are like the two fuel systems in my body (glycogen powered and fat powered) and how I might optimize my brain for big feats the same way I’ve optimized my body for big feats in the past. Training System 1 to do more things the way I want it it at low cost. Having System 2 last longer without tiring out.
- Do I even want to be CEO of Google in 10+ years or would I rather found something or lead something up and coming? Is reinvigorating a company a good thing or is it better to just let it go and start fresh?
- What are the super powers of successful CEOs and how many of them are trainable?
- Will I ever be the world’s best at something? Do I want to be?
- Intellectual stimulation – the pleasurable sense of being challenged and provoked that can arise from an encounter with new, difficult, or interesting ideas. It’s like chewing for the brain
- Pumpkin pie and pumpkin pie flavored milkshakes
- What makes works of fiction interesting – very big and very small stories and how they interact
- I didn’t like the iBook, the Click Wheel or the 30-pin connector. But I love Multi-Touch and MagSafe
- Stand up paddling from my house to Alaska. It’s only ~750 miles, which would probably take me ~2 weeks at 50 miles a day.
- The ultimate PNW human-powered vehicle would be part SUP, ski and bike, have a tent and a place for my trail running shoes