Brain Food: Consistency

FS | BRAIN FOOD No. 483 — July 31st, 2022 — [Read on FS](=) Brain Food is a weekly newsletter full of timeless insights you can use. FS [What Biology Enables, Culture Forbids]() “From a biological perspective, nothing is unnatural. Whatever is possible is by definition also natural.” TKP My conversation with Andrew Wilkinson on building a business, lessons learned from losing millions, focusing on profits, finding happiness, raising kids with wealth, and so much more. "Most successful people are just an anxiety disorder harnessed for productivity.” Listen and Learn on [FS]() (with show notes), [Apple Podcasts](, [Spotify](=), watch on [YouTube](=), or [read the transcript](. ([Share this episode on Twitter]()) Insight Marshall McLuhan on the future: "We drive into the future using only our rear view mirror." Turn your future hindsight into your current foresight. Tiny Thought The longer the time frame for results, the less you need intensity and the more you need consistency. Consistency isn't simply willpower, which comes and goes. Consistency is doing it when you don't feel like doing it. If you want advantageous divergence, you have to do the things that matter on your best day and your worst day. ([Share this Tiny Thought on Twitter]() Etc. [Time](=) → "In adolescence we spend the most time with our parents, siblings, and friends; as we enter adulthood we spend more time with our co-workers, partners, and children; and in our later years we spend an increasing amount of time alone." [Misinformation]( → "Arrogance in what we believe now is precisely what creates confidence that we can accurately and productively root out misinformation." [Sleep](=) → Why you keep waking up at 3am and what to do about it. [Reading](=) → We turned our popular [article on reading]( into a short youtube video. Sponsored by Synthesis Teach your kids how to think, not what to think. Is school enough to challenge your child? At [Synthesis](, your child must think critically and work as part of a team to solve real-world simulations—like managing wildfires, curating art, and colonizing space. Learn more about how Synthesis can keep your child learning this summer. [Now enrolling kids ages 8-14.]( “My kids are growing so much in [Synthesis]( because they finally understand why they’re learning.” – Shane Cheers, — Shane P.S. Bayesian probability [for babies]() and [for adults](. Free Version You're getting the Free version. Members get more. [See What You're Missing]( = Overwhelmed by email? No need to unsubscribe. [Try a 30 day break](). You won't get any emails from us for 30 days. [Update your profile]( to change your email address or [unsubscribe from everything](. 201-854 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON K1S 3W3