Colin Douglas

Taken me 6 years to find Purpose. Even longer to create Peace. Have travelled the world in search of both: - 12 countries (Japan, Iceland, Peru...) - 133 articles written - 100+ books Sharing ideas that improve my quality of life.

Miscommunication is the core of 99% of our problems, change my mind

As a nation, we're too wealthy and have access to too many resources to live in misery A privileged thing to say of course. But we live in a country of privileged on average

I think my intrinsic (nature and nurture) strengths are idea generation and communication I see very quickly where disconnects in communication lie

I want to optimize companies that prioritize quality of life over profit

"If you're so smart why arent you happy" @naval

I wish we all spent a little more time understanding how our specific brain worked They've each got strengths and weaknesses but we spend so little time understanding our inherent strengths and weaknesses

What could you work on for the rest of your life? What feels like play and looks like work to others?

I think the trouble with a life of Adventure is it's uncertain. And uncertainty is scary. And historically hasn't uncertainty been met with death? (opinions not backed by science)

Whats something you could see yourself working on for the next decade?

I feel a lot of problems would be solved if we had much longer time horizons. Months instead of "get to the weekend" Years instead of "get to Christmas" Decades instead of "can't wait to graduate"

I wish to have better discipline and more courage. I feel it'd solve a lot of problems

Whatre you obsessed with?

Courage is a choice and a discipline

Quality of Life is a choice A long term choice, but a choice nonetheless

Im obsessed with learning things. Curiousity will have to be the foundation for my life.

I wish we put a higher emphasis on Life Enjoyment rather than status seeking... despite it being counter to evolution

Metrics drive behavior

I write primarily for my own personal growth. Nearly everything I can and do think about has already been Thought about in some capacity I don't pretend to have a greater understanding than those who came before If it helps others along the way, even better

Investment in education seems to be the single greatest long term solution to our problems

Metrics drive behavior. Fucking blows my mind how accurate that is. Bhutan uses GHP not GDP - Gross Health Product