- Most mathematical equations are optimized by: ∞ , -∞ , 1, 0, or -1 Other examples? Counter-examples?
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Life is optimized at extremes: - Have an apartment in manhattan and a country house. Don't have a house in forest hills, ny. - Maintain a twitter account and have a few close friends. Don't try to maintain 100 close relationships, you'll go nuts.
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I assume you got this from Nassim Taleb's 'Antifragile'? He also mentions weightlifting. Something like lots of reps with small weights for stamina, plus a few reps with very high weight for strength.
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I've read Antifragile and it's one of my favorite books. Perhaps without having read it, I wouldn't have had this thought. That said, I independently arrived at this concept when thinking about how I used to live in Astoria, Queens. I loved it, but it's not an optimum.
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Counter example: clothing. No need to buy super high end designer stuff or dirt cheap stuff. Middle of the road is probably best (maybe one fancy suit).
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Fancy suit and rolex. Everything else can be a uniqlo uniform. I think it's an example not a counterexample.
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For intellectual work: when working, focus 100%. When relaxing, forget about work. Better than working with 90% focus all the time.
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Invest in very concentrated investment managers who do deep research as well as index funds. Nothing in the middle.
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