So, last Tuesday, I did something terrifying. I built a random decision generator (a very low-tech one: a Google Coin Flip) and let it run my entire day.
But here is the physics of happiness:
Go flip a coin. Your algorithm is waiting. What’s the best thing that ever happened to you when you stopped planning for it? Let me know in the comments. 👇 apkfew
For the last decade, every decision in my life—from the brand of toothpaste I buy to the career path I chose—has been meticulously optimized. I don’t "wing it." I spreadsheet it. So, last Tuesday, I did something terrifying
How surrendering control for 24 hours taught me more about happiness than 5 years of planning. Your algorithm is waiting
The flip said to email a former mentor I had ghosted two years ago out of pure social anxiety. Just a simple "Thinking of you." He replied in four minutes. He’s starting a new company. He needs a writer. He thought of me . The Uncomfortable Truth We spend billions of dollars and millions of hours trying to predict the future. We read reviews for 45 minutes before buying a $14 spatula. We map out five-year plans for jobs that might not exist next year.