Welcome to Constantly Curious, Edition #25!

This week at a glance:

• Solomon’s Paradox

• Can’t Miss Links of the Week 🔥

• Resources that Help me Write Constantly Curious

• Three (3) Quotes/Thoughts

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With that said, let’s get into it -

Solomon’s Paradox - Let’s Examine and Overcome this Bias

“Do as I say, not as I do.”

“Easier said than done.”

We’ve all heard (and likely used) these phrases before - both are colloquial manifestations of Solomon’s Paradox. Put simply, Solomon’s Paradox is “one’s ability to reason more sensibly about someone else’s problems than one’s own".

Solomon’s Paradox explains why it’s often harder to solve your own problems than it is to solve other people’s - and the explanation for “why” this happens is in the inherent differences/limitations of “self-immersion” and “self-distanced” thinking patterns.

Research shows that practicing “self-distanced” thinking (objective 3rd person) instead of “self-immersive” thinking (1st person) improves reasoning scores - ESPECIALLY when subjects are specifically asked to do this to evaluate their own problems.

And this makes sense - when we’re self-immersed, our ego and emotions impact our ability to reason and think. But, when we distance ourselves from problems, we’re more likely to give objective advice.

Actionable Takeaways: The next time you have a problem, give yourself advice from the 3rd person - this is the best way to get out of your own head, and into your “self-distanced” brain.

To do this effectively:

• Write your specific problem down

• Think, “If [insert important person in your life here] were to ask me this, how would I respond?”

• Compare that “advice” to the advice you’re natural inclination(s) give…

• Act accordingly!

CAN’T MISS Links of the Week

PRO TIPS: For any articles that are paywall’d, refer to CC #11 or CC #19 for a way to bypass. OR, utilize your iPhone’s “Reader View” in your browser (this works occasionally)

🏀 Inside the Messy Divorce between Dame Lillard and the Portland Trailblazers (Bleacher Report)

📽️ Martin Scorsese Breaks Down His Most Iconic Films (Youtube, GQ)

🚓 Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial Starts This Week - Here’s Everything you Need to Know (Blockworks)

🧢 The History of Aime Leon Dore (Youtube)

Three Newsletters that Help Me Write This Newsletter

The ethos of CC is content curation - exploring and discovering the best the world has to offer. In the same way CC has hopefully become one of your “go-to weekly resources”, for this type of information, these three newsletters help me level up my writing, thinking, and execution, of this newsletter…

1. Seth Godin’s Daily Blog - Seth Godin is one of the most influential marketers and thinkers in the world today. He writes a daily blog (click HERE to read) that is always wise, prescient, creative and thoughtful.

2. James Clear’s Weekly Newsletter “3-2-1” - James Clear (author of Atomic Habits) writes 3-2-1 every week (3 ideas, 2 quotes, 1 question to consider). Clear, clean and concise

3. Justin Welsh’s “Saturday Solopreneur” - Justin Welsh is one of the foremost authorities in solopreneurship. Each Saturday, Justin’s newsletter drops and highlights tips, resources, and ideas to help scale your “solo” entrepreneurial ideas

Three Quotes & Ideas to Consider

See you next week!

Stay Curious, Friends!