That’s awesome. Look forward to reading it. Maybe title can be compressed, something like “Mindful Citizen: Lessons about resistance and caring”

3/ This allows us to use our capacity to see clearly in a way that fosters real connection with others or even with ourselves, rather than judging them or ourselves.

#connections #judgement #discernment #mindfulness

2/ Instead of judgment with its negative connotations, we can use the beautiful quality of discernment.

Discernment helps us see what is valuable and what isn’t, what needs more inquiry and what doesn’t, and what doesn’t seem to serve us well.

Thank you Hana. I will check it out. Happy Holidays!

10/ The takeaway:

If you achieve success, acknowledge luck's role.
Studies show it makes you more likeable.
More importantly, it makes you more likely to help others get lucky too.

That's how we build a better system.

#Success #Psychology #Leadership #Luck

9/ So what's the solution to success?

You need two contradictory beliefs:
1. Act like you're in complete control of your destiny
2. Know deeply that you're not (and neither is anyone else)

Success = Talent + Hard Work + Luck

8/ The REAL problem?

Business leaders are usually talented AND lucky. But they don't see the luck part.

They only see people who worked hard and succeeded (like them), not those who worked hard and failed.

7/ A fascinating experiment:
Groups were given 4 cookies for 3 people. One random "leader" was chosen.

Who got the extra cookie? The leader. Every time.
Even though their position was purely random.

That's how fast privilege feels like merit.

6/ The paradox:
- Believing luck matters makes you less likely to try
- Believing you're in control makes you more likely to succeed
- But forgetting about luck makes successful people less generous

It's a psychological trap.

5/ Here's a wild stat:

In a simulation where luck only accounts for 5% of success, and you're picking 11 winners from 18,300 candidates (like NASA's astronaut program)...

9 out of 11 selected would be different if luck played zero role.

4/ The birth lottery goes way beyond sports:

50% of your likely income is determined by your country of birth.

Born in Burundi ($730/year GDP)? Doesn't matter how smart or hardworking you are - you're starting with a massive disadvantage.

3/ This bias bleeds into how we view success. We overestimate our control and underestimate luck.

Take pro hockey players: 40% are born in Q1 of the year, only 10% in Q4.

Why? Youth league cutoff dates make older kids seem more "talented."

2/ This isn't about taking credit. When asked about negative things (starting fights, making mess), people STILL overestimate their contribution.

Why? Because we experience 100% of what WE do, but only catch glimpses of what others do.

6/ Quantum computing is not just building a faster computer, it’s an entirely new way of solving complex problems. A technological leap into a completely different realm of possibilities.

#Technology #Computing #Quantum #Breakthroughs

5/ GPU: Checking many answers at once. Machine learning, Data mining and AI use this to process large volume of information today.

Quantum: Checking ALL possible answers simultaneously. And delivering results in matter of minutes which could take today’s computers millennia.

4/ The impact?

Classical: Checking every possible answer one by one and therefore needs lot of time to process complex applications to do with weather patterns, drug discovery or encryption.