acting with a long time horizon is the easiest "free win" i know of

Jun 28, 2022 · 9:48 PM UTC

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(and easier when you're young, so don't wait too long to get cracking on what you really want to do!)
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Yessss yes and yesssssssssssss
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If you know you don't want to do anything other than what you are doing right now, then surely you can't really be knocked over - after all the opportunity cost is 0
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Playing the long term game is a huge competitive advantage because most people are thinking and acting for the short term.
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The question remains what should be the time discounting factor...
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on a hundred year time horizon we all die, so the biggest “free win” is to simply enjoy life while it lasts
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$rsr
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uh, isn't this by definition not true? what separates that from the short game? lulz
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in close second: "be slightly less greedy than everyone else"
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"How's it going?" It's going 😎
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Just have to be careful not to delude yourself that you are working on a long time horizon when you actually are not.
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