Day 0231

Seeing people as a sequence of inputs and outputs. Predictable products of environment, culture, upbringing. Flawed programs that are hard to rewrite. Immense importance of initial parameters that can determine entire lives. Strategies, psychological manipulations, nudges, that have measurable and reliable influences. There is a recipe for happiness, for success, but you need the right ingredients.

Finished Deep Work. Read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell. Both reinforce habits and insights I value. Hard work in a protected space over a prolonged time will yield results. Want to be more time-efficient with my art. Want to apply myself to improving my portaits. Worked during the day today and made art the focus of my energy, not the irksome chore to do before bed.