"I really love that idea of having people predict whether they're going to succeed or not," he says. "It's shocking to me how little we plan in our lives for big things like career or finances or relationships." Most people don't think about when you might have a will and a vast directive for when you die, according to the author. After five scientific studies, running has discovered 83% of specific questions rarely asked are actually practical.
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How can you live your best life? What's a good definition of "wisdom"? What are some possible taxonomies of life outcomes? What are some low-hanging fruit in the realm of self-improvement? What are some useful behavior change frameworks and techniques?
All his life, James Norris has been searching for the best ways to change himself and change the world. He started as an entrepreneur at age 6 and since has co-founded or helped build 9 businesses and 16 organizations, including the premier conference for the effective altruism movement, the world's first global lifehacking event series, Southeast Asia's first social innovation hackathon series, and a university for today's Leonardo da Vincis. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin as a triple major / quadruple minor. Find more about him at jamesnorris.org and upgradable.org.
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