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David de Souza
Jul 252 min read
Your Friends Know You Better Than You Know Yourself
We think we know the sound of our own voice but our friends and family know our own voices better. As our ears are positioned behind our...
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David de Souza
Jul 258 min read
The Art of Giving and Receiving Compliments - The 5 Levels
Becoming skilled at giving compliments will not only improve your confidence and charisma but it’s one of my favorite ways to break the...
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David de Souza
Jul 255 min read
Advice for the Average Person
The average person has one testicle and one breast, but you're unlikely to encounter many individuals who fit this description. Using...
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David de Souza
Oct 1, 202310 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20204 min read
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, 20202 min read
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, 20203 min read
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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