Alan Sullivan

Polymaths don't need the proverbial 10.000 hours. More like 100 hours to master something enough so that it can inform and potentiate their other interests. Most specialists can't begin to comprehend how this is possible.

If you believe that life is all about overcoming adversity and suffering, that will be your life. If you understand that, no matter what your accidental circumstances are, life is about flourishing, fulfillment, and fun, that will be your life.

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕌𝕝𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕒𝕥𝕖 𝔽𝕣𝕒𝕞𝕖𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜: 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝟟 𝕊𝕥𝕖𝕡𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝔾𝕖𝕥𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕎𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕎𝕒𝕟𝕥 [3 Minute read] 𝙄'𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙 100𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 70 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙖 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡, 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙢𝙮𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛. 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙨𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙞𝙣 10 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚. Memorize it. Use it. No matter what level you’re on, your life will improve almost immediately if you build on this framework. 𝟭. 𝗚𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝟮. 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝟯. 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝟰. 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝟱. 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝟲. 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝟳. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 The 7 Steps in the Ultimate Framework, explained: 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟏: 𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍: • Explore, investigate, gather the facts. • Follow your curiosity and excitement. • Turn data into information into knowledge. • Collect evidence and clues (incomplete data). • Learn the basic concepts. • Don’t get lost in details. • Don’t jump to conclusions, overgeneralize, or bias your investigation. • Ask plenty of “stupid” questions. • Tolerate confusion, uncertainty, vagueness, ambiguity, and contradictions. • Just take it in. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟐: 𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄 Assess the information • Analyze the data: form concepts, identify patterns, principles, and make connections between the different pieces of information, forming hypotheses and tentative conclusions. • Assess what is most interesting, most important (your values), what you want to learn more about or do, what are your priorities. • Develop your meaning, purpose, and passion. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟑: 𝐒𝐄𝐓 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋𝐒 • Based on the interests and values you have developed in the previous steps, set long-term goals and short-term objectives. • What do you want to achieve, what are your priorities? • Your interests and preferences will now form into desires. Figure out what you want long-term, intermediate, and short-term. Not only the destination, but the journey. What process do you like to engaging in? 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟒: 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐒 • 𝘼 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙗𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙜𝙤𝙖𝙡. As you move toward your goals, you will encounter blocks & gaps — problems. You will encounter opportunities that you don’t know how to realize — problems. Develop solutions and options for getting what you want. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟓: 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐃𝐄 Now that you have options, you have to choose between them. But choosing is difficult because you can’t predict the future. So, decision-making strategies maximize your chances of success. • Once potential solutions have been identified, the next step is to make a decision about which solution to implement. • This involves weighing the pros and cons of each option, considering potential risks and benefits, and making a decision that aligns with the goals that were established in Step 3. • Since you can't predict with certainty and have incomplete infe, hoose between the above options through criteria, risk management, and probabilistic thinking. Look for asymmetric risk: high upside, lower downside. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟔: 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐍 After a decision has been made, the next step is to create a plan for implementing the solution. This involves identifying the steps that need to be taken, assigning responsibilities, and establishing a timeline for completion. 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐏 𝟕: 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 Put the plan into action. This involves executing the plan, monitoring progress, and making adjustments as necessary. The goal is to successfully implement the solution and achieve the goals that were set at the beginning of the process. ____________ Please comment on this Mega-Tweet. Try it. What worked?