Erik Torenberg on X: "Perhaps flourishing is less about seeing reality as it really is and more about adopting the right reality distortion field at the right time while not getting caught up in the contradictions along the way. e.g. When playing to win, treating it as the only thing that matters…" / X

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To view keyboard shortcuts, press question mark View keyboard shortcuts Home Explore 1 Notifications Messages Lists Bookmarks Profile More Post Eli @eli_qian Post See new posts Conversation Erik Torenberg @eriktorenberg Perhaps flourishing is less about seeing reality as it really is and more about adopting the right reality distortion field at the right time while not getting caught up in the contradictions along the way. e.g. When playing to win, treating it as the only thing that matters seems more conducive to winning. When you're not likely to win, seeing the game as a stepping stone to something greater is a more productive mindset (Finite game vs Infinite game). But if you see the game as a stepping stone when you're trying to win, you might not put it all on the line in the same way. So you have to adopt two contradictory different mindsets at two different times, without doubting yourself along the way. Like Giannis here switches mindsets on a dime once the situation changes.

Erik Torenberg @eriktorenberg Perhaps flourishing is less about seeing reality as it really is and more about adopting the right reality distortion field at the right time while not getting caught up in the contradictions along the way. e.g. When playing to win, treating it as the only thing that matters seems more conducive to winning. When you're not likely to win, seeing the game as a stepping stone to something greater is a more productive mindset (Finite game vs Infinite game). But if you see the game as a stepping stone when you're trying to win, you might not put it all on the line in t

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