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10 Stupid Things That Smart People Do Every Day
It’s time to look in the mirror.
We all have our flaws. We all our vices.
Maybe for you, your vice is eating a late-night Twix bar when you should be watching your diet. Maybe it’s watching TV when you should be reading a book on building your business.
Some vices are less destructive than others, but none are helpful.
For you, the problem might be Twix bars and television. For a drug addict, his vice is playing with death.
The greatest similarity between you and the drug addict isn’t what you do, it’s the fact that you lie to yourself about it.
The greatest trick that smart people play on themselves is thinking that they are too smart for their vices and their flaws.
People think that they can outperform bad habits. You can’t.
If anything, I hope this list forces you to have a conversation with yourself about your bad habits.
If you’re looking for a theme in this list, I’ll give it to you:
Cheap dopamine.
Cheap dopamine will fuck up your life.
