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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 7 years ago

What are some challenges and complications people face when trying to figure out what they want? Looking for interesting ideas and prompts in this space to write essays about, will share with you when done

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Malcolm Ocean 🏴‍☠️@Malcolm_Ocean• almost 7 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

@visakanv People arr habituated to orient to what they *don't* want. And the question "what _do_ I want?" is a fundamentally different type. You can watch people answer "what do you want?" questions in the negative.

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 7 years ago

Replying to @Malcolm_Ocean

@Malcolm_Ocean True - and, it *is* easier to be certain of what you don’t want than what you want, and those data points can be quite helpful in the search

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Malcolm Ocean 🏴‍☠️@Malcolm_Ocean• almost 7 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

@visakanv Absolutely! See this blog post: https://t.co/vamgPfQBLI (Which I'm re-reading 3 years later and noting that it's unclear in various ways. But still a useful concept.)

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James Stuber 🌱🌿🌳🍂@uberstuber• almost 7 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

@visakanv Is directly seeking to learn "what I want" the best approach? What if the better path is to approach it obliquely? Think "person who directly aims to get rich" vs "person who builds useful things and ends up rich in the process"

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 7 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

next https://t.co/5RAPQ14Jej

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Visakan Veerasamy@visakanv• almost 7 years ago

Replying to @visakanv

done https://t.co/clTVTsrTCY

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