The Unoptimized Life
Constantin DiessnerPoking holes in the advice that didn't work for me, because we don't need to be optimized to be human.
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When I was working in Big 4 accounting, one of the first things we had to do was set goals for performance reviews. This seemed reasonable, but as I sat down to work through my goals, something felt off. I’d barely any work experience. I co...
Everyone Said to Niche Down on LinkedIn. It Killed My Consistency Instead.
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How I Lost 40 Pounds at 17
My belly flop era.
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Three years of posting, and I became the thing I was rolling my eyes at
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A few weeks ago I was scrolling through Substack, rolling my eyes at self-improvement platitudes like:
“small wins every day”
“do it before you’re ready”
“consiste...
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Former self-help addict who's tired of reading articles like "10 habits of highly effective people". Poking holes in the advice that didn't work for me, because we don't need to be optimized to be human.
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