David de Souza
The Top 1% of Thinkers
65% of people never become high-functioning adults and only 1% reach the highest level. The top 1% have transformed their minds, allowing...
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David de Souza
- Jun 1
- 2 min
How to Think Like a Quantum Computer
The secret behind a quantum computer's ability to crack codes and break the internet is its ability to embrace uncertainty. If we use the...
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David de Souza
- May 17
- 3 min
Margin of Safety & Checklists
Our memories of an experience, whether good or bad, are influenced by what happens at the end of the experience (as well as the peak...
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David de Souza
- Apr 26, 2022
- 3 min
The Most Interesting Person in the Room
If you want to stand out you need to be different but most people I meet ask 1 of 3 questions: How are you? What do you do? Where are you...
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David de Souza
- Mar 28, 2022
- 3 min
Discounting The Opinions of People That You Like
A safety warning is engraved on every car in the US: "Objects in mirrors are closer than they appear". Despite being essential for safe...
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David de Souza
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
Getting More by Doing Less
Last year during the pandemic when social gatherings were banned I would, on occasion, play poker online. One Saturday evening, I sat...
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David de Souza
- Feb 8, 2022
- 1 min
Start Small + Increase Small = Huge Results
Any big achievement starts from the smallest of beginnings. Our first steps may seem insignificant when we look at them individually, but...
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David de Souza
- Jan 31, 2022
- 3 min
Small but Consistent
Born in rural Vermont in 1921, Ronald Reed was the first person in his family to graduate high school. After serving in World War 2 and...
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David de Souza
- Dec 12, 2020
- 4 min
How to Reduce Your Risk of Dying Using the 80/20 Principle
What do you think is the most common causes of death? If you are above average in intelligence you may say heart disease, and you...
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David de Souza
- Nov 30, 2020
- 2 min
These Few Things Have a BIG Effect on Your Happiness
"Invert always invert"- Richard Feynman, Quantum Physicist Avoiding the causes of unhappiness is the low-hanging fruit of happiness....
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David de Souza
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
4 Small Changes That Improved My Sleep
How much would you pay for a pill that enhances your happiness, productivity and immunity from illness? Sleep offers these benefits (and...
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