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In the signaling model, each student has a hidden quality—future work productivity—that prospective employers are eager to know.15 But this quality isn’t something that can be observed easily over a short period, for example, by giving job applicants a simple test. So instead, employers use school performance as a proxy.

The Elephant in the Brain

Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson

If it should ever happen to you to be turned to externals in order to please some person, you must know that you have lost your purpose in life.

Enchiridion (With a Selection From the Discourses) [Translated by George Long With an Introduction by T. W. Rolleston]

Epictetus, T. W. Rolleston, and George Long

From then on, I brainwashed myself into craving discomfort. If it was raining, I would go run. Whenever it started snowing, my mind would say, Get your fucking running shoes on. Sometimes I wussed out and had to deal with it at the Accountability Mirror. But facing that mirror, facing myself, motivated me to fight through uncomfortable experiences, and, as a result, I became tougher. And being tough and resilient helped me meet my goals.

Can't Hurt Me

David Goggins

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