What are some things that my current self can do that my future self would be greatful for?

Scratchpad

Follow up, what are things that compound over time, (things that start small but grow the more you do them) I should find acttivites that have the most compounding effect over my lifetime for my happiness, I should work on all of them concurrently so that they can be improved, but I should not split my attention. Do each thing like once per week or something like that. Sort by compounding amount and impact on my life.

I should mostly only be doing things that maxmimie my future reward (so when working out, focus on form and what improves gains, even if it is socially awkward to do so)

There are 2 wparts to this. Things that I should do that my future self would be thnankful for and thinkgs i shouldn't do

Because I am younger than I will ever be, change is easier for my brain to do.

Habits don't just exist in the brain, but the body to (muscle memory, hunger)

Questions

? Think about what maximizes my future happiness/what improves people's happiness long term ! For all of these thinggs that I write here, I should ask myself questions on how to improve

Notes

Things to do

An area is a part of my life that I take responsibility for and I want to keep improving it/maintaining it.

Finances--learning about investing I don't waste any opportunities tto improve my financial situation.
- Investing (in myself, in assets)
- Budgeting (minimizing expenses)
- Personal finance management
- create passive income streams
Relationships
- Good relationships are important for mental health, they only get stronger as you spend more time on them, and they accelerate other things.
- Removing toxic relationships
- Spend time with friends/family because they will die
- be a giver (when i go to events, bring something of value and people will like me, i can also use that as guidance on how to improve)
- Habit of complementing and making others around me feel good
Health
- learn how to relax
- have longevity habits
- In the gym, I should focus on good form instead of increasing weight
- stretching
- getting rid of bad habits (eating a lot of sugar)
- Improving my productivity tools incrementally (like my keyboard set up, the clipboard thing)
- When I am working on something being able to work deeply, focused
- Improve time management skills
- Preventing myself from getting sick (decreases productivity), this means improving my immune system
- Learning nutrition (what foods to eat), and making those choices
- Learning optimal workout routine for my current state.
- Prioritize sleep
- supplementation
Productivity
- learn about mental health and dopamine, see if this knowleged can be used dopamine
- learn to say no to events
- in as many ways as possible, be a minimalist
Self Improvement
- Build my environment to suit me, I am an environment not a person
- Skill building
  - language learning, skills build over time and the more time i have to learn a skill the better I will be at it
- Knowleged capturing and management
  - Reading
  - compound wisdom
- Improving mindset
  - practice gratitude
  - Self compassion (its okay that I failed, its okay if i wake up and i'm tired. There is no right or wrong)
  - Failure=growth
  - Think in decades not days, make descisions that you care about far in the future
- perform life audits (see if my life right now is aligned with my long term goals)
- Listen more to myself. If something doesn't feel right then it might not be right. Use intuition
- Create myself a goal, personal vision, don't be afraid to update it
  - write down my life values
- Be "meta" as much as possible. Learn how to learn, learn how to improve note-taking techniques, spend time thinking about it (stuff like zettlekasten)
Habits & Routine
- Self reflecting routne so I can iteratively self improve
Mindfulness?
Networking and community bulding.
- Go to conferences, meet people, be ishaan/ask ishaan
Mental toughness and resilence
Exploration
- Take calculated risks, make startup, bold career moves
- Switch early
Emotional intelligence
- scenario awareness (knowing how to act in a specific scenario)
- empathy
- conflict resolution
- Communication skills
- advocate for myself, set boundaries for myself
- comparing yourself to otthers
Career
- Get a mentor in the field
- Explore career options
- build a portfolio (even if you don't want to)
Create a personal brand
- create blog, personal website, share things on linkedin (maybe some CEO will see the stuff i post and then be like: this guy is a good guy)
Problem solving
- Question assumptions when solving problems
- Learn problem solving techques like critical thinkngp, lateral thinking
Spirituality
- have a sense of purpose (mentoring peter zatek, having kids)

Things to stop doing

Procrastinating - "A year from now you may wish you had startted today"
Not prioritizing tasks (focusing on what is trivial)
Chasing short-term pleasures (parties)
Not taking action
Remove the amount of stimulattion I have (is this something to minimze)

Habits

Habit	Description
Goal planning	Plan my goals/day when I wake up. Identify they most important things to do and do them

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topics_from_llama3.2:3b: [[Personal Development]] [[Compounding Effects]] [[Happiness Maximization]] [[Goal Setting]] [[Mindfulness]] [[Productivity Hacks]] [[self-improvement]] [[Habits and Routine]] [[Emotional Intelligence]]