pure_vida

Disagree. terrorist regime notwithstanding, the flag he chose was the historically correct and currently accepted one amongst afghans and governments.

This is basically a verbose version of the countless sayings that state something along the lines of...if you think the same as others, you’ll get the same results. Albeit he’s speaking about the initial temperament / mindset of the individual, which is something I guess.

What is quite ironic is that this is written by Pg, who’s institution has become one of the most conformist. To generalize and draw out the point clearly - Yc invests in tech companies (most conformist type of business nowadays) that are incredibly de-risked since those that make the yc. Arches usually have ‘traction’/ revenue etc. (Ie, odds are that today, yc wouldn’t invest in 2 designers looking to disrupt hospitals)

Ok well i'll recommend a few books that are more science and less popsci to start...but there are so many sub-genres underneath each that the list could go on.

System-based econ books tend to be more complex/science than behavioral. I've recommended a couple favorites: technological revolutions & financial capital by carlota perez (a personal favorite), innovator's dilemma (touches on and tests fundamental econ principles), etc.

Behavioral econ has typically skewed more pop sci but a few good ones that are a bit more academically rigorous are: thinking fast and slow, most of hymen minskey's books, irrational exuberance, on grand strategy, most books on game theory, etc.

This was something i wrestled with for some time. I found that the first 'unlock' for me was to identify how i was doing. That led me to understand 'why' i was feeling the way i was. Then it was all about managing and trying to limit it.

For example, if I wanted to break a bad / destructive habit first I needed to recognize and acknowledge that it wasn't a good thing. Then i would understand exactly why i did it (i.e., root cause). Afterwards, I would not only try to manage/remove the triggers but also break the routine that led me to the bad habits.

(as a side note i built an app that helped me solve this but in a professional context - which i intentionally didn't share because your question is broader than professional development shortcomings / improvements :))

It's a good idea. However there are 2 challenges you'll need to figure out in tandem which adds an additional layer of challenge: (1) as mentioned - you'll need to build a network of people to attract people (i.e., chicken & egg problem), (2) you'll need to not only do (1) but also build the tooling for people to set goals, track, schedule, etc.

There are a ton of resources - more than you probably can consume.

As someone that had similar thoughts, I'll ask you a question that i wish i clarified with myself: why do you want to learn economics / to what end?

^this is important because it will help you narrow down exactly which areas you need to learn and the best resources (i can help you with the latter :))

You might want to check out blossom.team/beta - it's in beta but has been pretty helpful for me as of late.