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 Hey!
 **Leo** here.
+Writing about the intersection of mind, craft, and the strange experience of being human.
 Perhaps just a craftsman embracing a dream.
 
-Below is a collection of things I _believe_ in. The list might shrink or grow as I learn more.
+Below is a collection of personal principles I _guide_ my life by. The list might shrink or grow as I learn more.
 1. Always invert. Happiness is a slippery target, so flip the problem: learn the art of not-being-miserable.
-2. Life is a colossal constraint-optimization problem, enacted solely in the local theater of your subjective experience.
+2. Life is a colossal constraint-optimization problem, enacted solely within the local theater of your subjective experience.
 3. Attention is the first domino. It is the foundational currency of experience, so be intentional and ruthless in its allocation.
 4. I trust the craft practiced while ecstatic, grieving, wired, bored, or half-asleep; if you're tired, do it tired. Mastery that survives mood swings is the only mastery.
-5. Repetition seldom makes things easier; it makes you tougher.
+5. Repetition rarely makes things easier; it makes you tougher.
 6. We forget almost everything—yesterday already fades—so radical presence is not luxury but necessity.
 7. Money is collective fiction. The only ground truth is value creation. Focus on causes, not effects.
 8. Time gives no refunds. It is the non-negotiable denominator of your life; value it accordingly.
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 13. Metaphysical truths show up for anyone willing to ride a thought-experiment all the way to its unsettling end.
 14. The simulation hypothesis is very much on the menu.
 15. God is an antimeme.
+16. Your brain excels at simulating realities, making it an exceptional predictive engine.
+17. Truest intuition—pertaining to highly accurate predictions—is **somatic** and you can train yourself to recognize it. It bears penetrating insights that don't defy logic but rather shortcut it.
+18. Personal growth obeys the Lindy effect: your vices and virtues persist in proportion to their age.
+19. Trust the process, not the outcome. The compound effect _compounds_ despite the lack of an immediate feedback.
+20. Embrace a lifelong sport; the body's wisdom reveals truths no word can convey. Your body is the first and last frontier of experience.
+21. Cultivate an intimate relationship with your subconscious. A dream is decoded lossy data your brain signals to itself.
 
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