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Getting Real

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away."

- Philip K. Dick -
Key Themes
  • Being Realistic
  • Status Anxiety
  • Scout Mindset
  • Dunning-Kruger Effect
  • Intellectual Humility
  • Exceptionalism
Key Thinkers
  • Mark Manson
  • Alain De Botton
  • Julia Galef
  • David Dunning
  • Tasha Eurich
  • Robert Greene
The Value In Practicing Intense Realism

By Robert Greene
More Here ►

Getting A Grip On Reality

By Mark Manson
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Facing & Embracing Reality

By Ray Dalio

Status Anxiety: When Reality Isn't Enough

By Alain De Botton


​The real poetry & beauty in life comes from an intense relationship with reality in all its aspects. 

- Robert Greene


Delusions, Reality & The Art Of Being Self-Aware

By Tasha Eurich

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

By BBC, TED-Ed & Sprouts

How A Scout Mindset Lets Us Check Our Facts

By Julia Galef

 Stockdale Paradox: Face Reality & Have Faith

By Jim Collins, Ryan Holiday, Brian Johnson & Garry Tan
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Being OK With Being Ordinary

By The School Of Life

How To Be Realistic & Still Have Goals

By Gabriele Oettingen
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TED Talks & Lectures

By Nat Ware & Tara Brach

Tips & Webisodes

By The Better Adult Project & Academy Of Ideas

​Clips & Interviews

By Tony Robbins & Chris Dawson
Insight


Brain Pickings

How Our Delusions Keep Us Sane: The Psychology of Our Self-Enhancement Bias

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BBC Worklife
How being realistic can be key to your wellbeing

Full Article

Huffington Post
Embrace Your Own Reality: It's the Key to Happiness

Full Article

Vox
An expert on human blind spots gives advice on how to think

Full Article

Psychology Today
Why Being Fun, Authentic & a Realist Is a Winning Triad

Full Article

Mark Manson
5 Steps to Becoming Insanely, Spectacularly, Wildly Successful… or Whatever

Full Article

Psychology Today
One More Reason to Rethink the Power of Positive Thinking

Full Article

Inc.
How to Accept Yourself, Your Life, and Your Reality

Full Article

Exploring Your Mind
Wishful Thinking: Seeing What You Want to See

Full Article

Psych Central
5 Suggestions for Setting Realistic Expectations for Yourself

Full Article

Medium
Being Realistic, Not Positive is the Key to Productivity

Full Article

BPS Research Digest
Having Realistic Expectations Could Make You Happier Than Being Over-Optimistic

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CNBC
Billionaire Ray Dalio says this outlook will help you achieve your dreams

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Dan Pink

How To Boost Your Intellectual Humility

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You Are Not So Smart

The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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David Dunning
The Dunning-Kruger Effect

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Tasha Eurich
Why You're Not Actually Self-Aware

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The Meta-Skill Of The 21st Century
Taken from Insight, by Tasha Eurich.
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See Things For What They Are - Intense Realism
Taken from The 50th Law, by 50 Cent & Robert Greene.
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Embrace Reality And Deal With It
Taken from Principles, by Ray Dalio.
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The Desire For Status
Taken from Status Anxiety, by Alain de Botton.
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The Self-Enhancement Bias
Taken from You Can Beat Your Brain, by David McRaney.
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      • Stoic
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      • Ryan Holiday
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      • Steven Johnson
      • Carl Jung
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      • Ellen Langer
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      • Kelly McGonigal
      • Greg McKeown
      • Kristin Neff
      • Cal Newport
      • Friedrich Nietzsche
      • Gabriele Oettingen
      • Dan Pink
      • Steven Pressfield
      • Jordan Peterson
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      • Tony Robbins
      • Ken Robinson
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      • Tina Seelig
      • Martin Seligman
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      • Eckhart Tolle
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