On the Razor Model, Jordan Peterson, and Life Circumstances

The latest email subscription of the mental model brother George Mack is out! The article summarizes his favorite thinking rules and razor principles, and simply compiles them:

1. Bloom-Bilar’s Law: If you’re bored and uncreative, go for a walk and your brain will become more active.
2. Show off the razor: If someone brags about their success or happiness, believe only half of it; if someone downplays their success or happiness, they may actually be quite successful and happy.

3. Instagram Razor: When you are envious of a beautiful photo posted by an online celebrity model, there may be 99 bad versions behind this successful photo, and they just chose the best-looking one.

4. Gelman’s Razor: In a time when fake news is rampant, you need to read first-hand sources and talk to three senior people or experts in the field to determine the truth.

5. Taleb’s scalpel: If there are two suitable candidates at the same time, choose the unattractive one. Because unattractive people need to work twice as hard to be on the same starting line as attractive people.

6. The Relationship Razor: If you feel that two people you know could benefit from getting to know each other, be sure to connect them.

7. High Mobility Razor: If you’re not sure who to work with, pick the one you think will help you escape a third world prison.

8. The Narcissistic Razor: Instead of worrying about what other people think of you, remember they are too busy worrying about what others think of them. 99% of the time you are just a side character in someone else’s life.
9. Luck Razor: If there are two identical choices, choose the one that will generate more luck later. For example, go out for drinks with new friends instead of watching Netflix at home.

10. Cummings’ Razor: Politicians seldom use numerical metrics to guide their decisions the way corporate CEOs do. Instead, they react based on random daily news reports.

11. Munger’s Law: Don’t be stubborn on an issue unless you can state the opposing point of view better than your opponent.

12. Frequency Razor: If you change the frequency of doing tasks from once a week to once a day, you can complete seven years of output in one year.

13. Skinner’s Law: There are two solutions to procrastination, let the pain of inaction > the pain of action; let the fun of action > the pleasure of inaction

14. Bezos’ Razor: If you’re not sure what course of action to take, imagine how your dying 90-year-old self would decide on this matter.

15. The Law of Tattoos: A brand is only as popular as how many people have it tattooed on.

16. The Law of Knowledge: If something does not violate the laws of physics, then it is possible. For example, the existence of smartphones seemed impossible to someone in the 19th century, but only because of lack of knowledge. Do not confuse the lack of knowledge in current society with the inability to acquire that knowledge.

17. Perel’s five-star hotel toilet principle: When going out, dress appropriately enough to enter any five-star hotel to go to the toilet without attracting anyone’s attention.

18. Navarre’s Razor: If the value of doing a task is less than your hourly rate, either outsource it, automate it, or don’t do it.

19. Choco’s Razor: The more uncomfortable the activity, the more likely it is to promote growth. Get out of your comfort zone.

20. Early/Late Razor: If a topic is widely discussed on Reddit or Twitter, it’s probably still early days. If the topic is widely discussed on LinkedIn or Facebook, it may be too late.

21. The Walt Disney Rule: If you’re confused about a topic, try drawing a picture to clear your mind. Below is a diagram of the media empire Walt Disney wanted to build in 1957.

Further reading:
– Talking about the Ten Thinking Models, Mark Manson and Returning to China
– 40 mental models and laws to help you understand the world
– 24 thinking models to help you make decisions

Finally got to meet “Professor Lobster” Jordan Peterson in Lisbon this week! The professor focused on the content of the last four chapters of “Twelve Rules of Life 2” that I participated in the translation at the time (write down memories of the past, romance is a kind of ability, don’t use malice to fight malice and don’t resent the world, always be grateful) It’s like listening to a live audiobook about “Twelve Rules of Life 2”.

I made some notes on the spot, and simply translated them:

1. The professor emphasizes that attention is love, which means that if we want to express our concern for someone, we should listen to them with our full attention.

2. The professor is very fond of Dostoevsky, and he often quotes his work in his lectures. He believes that Dostoyevsky’s work accurately captures the complexity of human nature.

3. If you are able to communicate freely and honestly, you will eventually get your point across in the process.

4. We should face our fears, especially in daily life. Unexpressed emotions will never die, and will explode in unexpected ways one day. This consequence is more terrible than your current fear.

5. The professor emphasized the benefits of writing, which can help us understand ourselves better and give us a sense of direction and purpose in life.

6. The professor warns us not to mistake maps for territories. A map merely represents our perception of reality, but it is not reality itself. We should constantly evaluate our life map and live this life well.

7. Facing challenges, big or small, can help us become more courageous and confident. We should embrace difficulties and use them as opportunities for growth.

8. The professor believes that we all have genetic potential and we should strive to achieve it. He emphasized that we should not compare ourselves to others but focus on our own progress.

9. In mythology, dragons usually guard wealth. The professor uses this metaphor to encourage us to face our fears in order to gain the wealth we seek.

10. It is our ultimate responsibility as human beings to be who we really are.

11. The professor recommends treating intimacy as a business and setting aside 90 minutes a week to discuss important issues with your partner, which can help prevent problems from building up and ultimately leading to divorce. He recommends working with your partner to create plans and goals for maintaining intimacy, rather than just acting on your feelings.

12. The professor gave a love advice to a single male at the scene: Men should learn to dance, because this is the best foreplay.

13. The professor and his wife, Tammy, often discuss the importance of gratitude and responsibility in a relationship, and they encourage couples to remember good moments and remain grateful.

Attached to what I wrote before about Professor Lobster:
– Talking about Professor Lobster’s return to Twitter, the World Cup, Dreamroom and the new Netflix series
– Talking about Jordan Peterson’s recent situation and V God’s review of the best-selling book “Network Nation”
– Tom Morgan | 21 Laws of Life

When chatting with new friends about metaphysics and psychedelic experiences, I found that everyone’s eyes would suddenly light up, and then they burst into journalistic nature, asking questions about this and that. Especially when I hear some supernatural miracles that I have personally experienced that cannot be explained by current science, I hope that I can count them in. It is really interesting to see everyone’s obsession with the certainty of fate.

I also mentioned in a podcast interview before, I have a principle for this kind of nagging stuff, that is, never interfere with other people’s fate, whether it is good or bad, it is what other people have to do. What I have experienced has a taste of “secrets must not be revealed”. As for myself, I only believe in good things when others give me fortune-telling, and it is easy for these good things to appear in fate. For example, a witch friend told me a while ago that if you have a travel plan, you must not hesitate. I must go, but I decided to go to three countries on the spur of the moment, and all of them have very good results.

I don’t know if I have free will or not. In short, the life path of constantly following the clues like a game character is still very satisfying to me. Maybe when the time is right in the future, I will also play the role of a witch friend. Others lead the way and share my experience and wisdom. However, I believe that everything has its reason and meaning, and that every experience in life is worth cherishing and being grateful for. Instead of living passively under the guidance of external forces, it is better to actively control your own destiny, and create the life you want through learning and growth. In any case, for the exploration of psychedelic experience and metaphysics, I always maintain an open and awe-inspiring attitude, feeling the enlightenment and beauty brought by it.

Interesting adventure recently: Last year, I spent 25 dollars to participate in an online salon about “Rick and Morty”. I didn’t expect to be recruited by the grandfather on the left into his new company a year later, and became the brother of the brother on the right. My friend recorded two episodes of the podcast , and yesterday I met the founder of the online salon, Anna (grandpa on the left), in Lisbon, eating, drinking and chatting together, Everything makes sense when you look back and connect dots!

1. Two years ago, Crush asked me out for dinner this week. Although I didn’t meet a few times a year, every time I met, I felt very cordial, and there were endless topics to talk about.

Funny, one of the reasons I moved to Portugal in the first place was because he mentioned in a podcast interview that he was coming to Lisbon, thanks to my love brain for always helping me when I need to make big life decisions. In the past two years, my crushes have changed one after another, and my feelings for him have gradually changed from wanting to date him to having such a close friend. It’s great to be myself without any concealment, and I can gain a lot in life and business. suggestion.

I feel that I have been extremely lucky in the past few years of wandering overseas. I can always meet a lot of lovely people, and slowly learn to fully enjoy the process of dealing with people, regardless of the final result. In this life, we can be destined to walk together. Well, why are you still entangled in the length and distance of time and space?

2. Wisdom is the verb form of knowledge.
Experience, feeling, unity of body and mind, unity of knowledge and action.

3. An episode of Netflix’s “Explained” series focuses on modern relationships between men and women, explaining the needs of both partners in an intimate relationship:

– together for the right reasons. Rather than being forced by age and social pressure, or in order to pursue a certain social status, or completely overwhelmed by hormones, the worst reason is to regard the other half as a savior, hoping that Ta can save your loneliness or fill the psychological vacancy .

– Have reasonable expectations. Affected by hormones, love can easily make people lose their minds. While enjoying the sweetness, don’t make unrealistic promises and expectations.

– Treat each other with respect. Communication in an intimate relationship is important, but if it is not based on mutual respect, there will always be a moment when the conversation collapses. Not only respect others, but also respect yourself.

– Discuss everything openly, especially things that hurt you. If there are things that make you uncomfortable in an intimate relationship, you must bring it up early, otherwise it is really possible that, as the talk show actor Daniel Sloss said, a relationship will be yellow just because of a glass of orange juice. Each other should maintain an open and transparent attitude, and dare to expose their wounds.

– Give each other space. Let each other have the opportunity to be who they want to be, don’t try to change others, and accept the fact that people will change.

– Learn to forgive. Everyone makes mistakes, don’t be too harsh, learn to forgive mistakes that don’t touch your bottom line.

4. After moving to Lisbon, I no longer have any black and gray clothes in my wardrobe. I just want to wear brightly colored clothes and accessories every day, absorbing the energy of the sun, and glowing as much as I want!