Twitter wisdom

I have a blog that features highlights from Twitter.

https://twitterhighlights.blogspot.com/

Here are some recent good ones relevant to the topics I discuss on this and my other blogs. I made brief comments on some of the ones below.

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James Clear

@JamesClear

Dec 5

Do you actually need more information or do you simply need to act on the information you already have?

Everyone interested in Book of Mormon historicity/geography should act on the information we have, specifically the New York Cumorah, before seeking more information. The teachings of the prophets should be the foundation of the analysis, not an obstacle to be repudiated and ridiculed. Overlooking and rejecting what the prophets have taught has led certain LDS intellectuals into the thickets of their own speculation and confirmation bias.

James Clear

@JamesClear

Nov 15

If an idea is true, criticism will not destroy it, but strengthen it.

M2Cers and SITHsayers are highly defensive about their theories, to the point that they don’t want to discuss the teachings of the prophets in Church history and they don’t allow fair comparison charts with alternative faithful interpretations.

James Clear

@JamesClear

Jan 11, 2020

Not taking things personally is a superpower.

The most prominent LDS intellectuals who promote M2C and SITH, as well as their followers and financial supporters, take everything personally, which blinds them to alternatives and prevents them from understanding why other faithful Latter-day Saints reject their theories.

James Clear

@JamesClear

A simple strategy that will save you so many headaches: don’t care about winning trivial arguments. Someone says something you don’t agree with? Smile, nod, and move on to more important things. Life is short. Not caring about having the last word will save you so much time.

James Clear

@JamesClear

Dec 7

People follow incentives, not advice.

James Clear

@JamesClear

Nov 29

Remove the branches of a thorn bush today and you’ll avoid a scrape this year. But next year, you’ll face the same problem again. Remove the root of the bush today, and the entire plant will die. Are you solving problems at the branch level or the root level?

James Clear

@JamesClear

Nov 22

When researching strategies, emphasize patterns over stories. One person succeeding means nothing. 100 people succeeding is a signal. When explaining strategies, emphasize stories over patterns. People forget numbers and charts. Everyone remembers a great story.

James Clear

@JamesClear

Nov 14

What parts of your story no longer serve you? What stories are you attached to that you need to let go of?

James Clear

@JamesClear

Oct 21

The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty.

James Clear

@JamesClear

May 27, 2020

Be “selectively ignorant.” Ignore topics that drain your attention. Unfollow people that drain your energy. Abandon projects that drain your time. Do not keep up with it all. The more selectively ignorant you become, the more broadly knowledgable you can be.

Lex Fridman

@lexfridman

If you look for a reason to hate a person, eventually you’ll find it. If you look for a reason to celebrate a person, eventually you’ll find it. The former leads to resentment and destructive cynicism. The latter leads to happiness and growth for you and for those you celebrate.

Prof. Richard Feynman

@FeynmanBot

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