Life Advice That Sounds Good But Will Destroy You

The gist

1. Passion follows competence, not the other way around. Manson says to follow your aptitude first, and passion emerges as you get good and earn rewards.
2. Manson says gut instinct is just pattern-matching, so trust it only in areas where you already have real experience, not in unfamiliar situations.
3. Break big goals into smaller sub-goals with visible progress markers, since motivation tracks with how attainable a goal feels at any given moment.
4. Manson says money reliably reduces unhappiness up to a middle-class income, then largely plateaus, so earning beyond basic security has diminishing returns on wellbeing.