I think 'optimize for learning' is great advice. "Optimize for extraordinary people in your life' is even better advice (because the former directly follows).
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These are great crisp summaries. There's a small grain of truth to "optimize for an email inbox that makes you excited, not bored." I remember realizing that leaving academia and changing research fields had greatly improved my email inbox. That was a good day.
(Just rechecked my Inbox. Yup, still true. Full of people who delight me, talking about things I care about.)
