Join 📚 Siddish's Favorites
A batch of the best highlights from what Siddish's read, .
As children, they were integrated with exceptional adults—and were taken seriously by them. When Bertrand Russell, at five years old, refused to believe the earth was round, his grandparents didn’t laugh him off—they called in the vicar of the parish to reason Bertrand out of his misconception.
Childhoods of exceptional people - by Henrik Karlsson
henrikkarlsson.xyz
Defensiveness/guarding is a survival mechanism. When people feel attacked (physically, emotionally, ideology) they start defending. Defensiveness breeds conflicts.
The Default Human
Karthi Subbaraman
Kimo’s high expectations set a new pace for me. He taught me that “**the standard pace is for chumps**” — that the system is designed so anyone can keep up. **If you’re more driven than most people, you can do way more than anyone expects.** And this principle applies to all of life, not just school.
There’s no speed limit
sive.rs
...catch up on these, and many more highlights
Readwise