A-la Nassim Taleb’s idea:

To live a greater life, embrace the ‘barbell’ strategy and philosophy to life.

For example:

Why barbell?

Basic idea:

Embrace extremes for the optimal result or outcome.

For example, intermittent fasting. No food during breakfast or lunch, and massive dinner to break your fast.

Or powerlifting — go for “one rep max” attempts, instead of boring reps.

Or with alcohol or drugs. Better to get shitface drunk once a week (or month) than to drink regularly everyday.

Hyper social or anti-social?

Perhaps also with social interactions—

Sometimes be hyper social, sometimes be hyper antisocial.

Hella expensive or free

Another entrepreneurial idea:

To maximize profits, give away 99% of your stuff for free, and charge a lot of money for 1% of your products or services.

Extreme is better (and more fun!)

It seems in life, just avoid the middle and the boring. Become more extreme, in a fun and friendly way!

Extreme aesthetics

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Perhaps aesthetics and art is more fun and interesting when it is extreme. We disdain “middle tones”. We love the dynamic range of black and white.

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Lesson:

When in doubt, be extreme!

ERIC KIM