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100 Truths You Will Learn Too Late
I wasted years of my life, because I did not know its rules.
I did not know the rules of relationships, of careers, of health, of happiness.
Then, through hard work, talking with mentors and trial & error, I uncovered some of them.
Now, I lay these rules out for you. In this book, you will find 100 of the lessons I learnt.
It will still require hard work from your side to internalize them and put into practice, but at least I hope to make this process easier for you, by letting you to avoid committing the same mistakes as I did.
I did not know the rules of relationships, of careers, of health, of happiness.
Then, through hard work, talking with mentors and trial & error, I uncovered some of them.
Now, I lay these rules out for you. In this book, you will find 100 of the lessons I learnt.
It will still require hard work from your side to internalize them and put into practice, but at least I hope to make this process easier for you, by letting you to avoid committing the same mistakes as I did.
189 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2019
About the author
Luca Dellanna
19 books100 followersA mechanical engineer by training, Luca decided to quit his corporate job to become an independent researcher and author and shed light on the topics of nonlinearities on human collective behavior. Luca believes that those topics are essential for preventing human suffering, especially as the scale of our civilization keeps increasing.
His style is concise and direct, focused on cause-effect relationships. He rejects top-down theories and explains most real world phenomena with bottom-up hypotheses.
Luca published his first book, “The Control Heuristic: Explaining Irrational Behavior and Resistance to Change”, in 2017. In the following year, he published another book titled “The World Through a Magnifying Glass: A New Theory to Explain Autism” and followed it up with “The Power of Adaptation”.
Luca writes regularly on Twitter (@DellAnnaLuca).
His personal website is www.luca-dellanna.com
You can support him by suggesting this book to your friends or colleagues.
His style is concise and direct, focused on cause-effect relationships. He rejects top-down theories and explains most real world phenomena with bottom-up hypotheses.
Luca published his first book, “The Control Heuristic: Explaining Irrational Behavior and Resistance to Change”, in 2017. In the following year, he published another book titled “The World Through a Magnifying Glass: A New Theory to Explain Autism” and followed it up with “The Power of Adaptation”.
Luca writes regularly on Twitter (@DellAnnaLuca).
His personal website is www.luca-dellanna.com
You can support him by suggesting this book to your friends or colleagues.
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October 31, 2019
This is a tremendously *useful* book. If you apply the book sincerely, your outlook and understanding of what is happening in your life (especially the portions where you are struggling) will change.
The things I really liked about the book
1. This is a deep book. Works based on principles rather than simple prescriptions
2. The writing is simple and direct rather than flowery
3. It is clear that the author has implemented what he says in his own life.
4. There are quick and effective action points at the end of most chapters.
Some of the individual chapters are themselves worth the price of the book. If you are the sort of person who likes something both practical and thoughtful, do buy and read this book.
The things I really liked about the book
1. This is a deep book. Works based on principles rather than simple prescriptions
2. The writing is simple and direct rather than flowery
3. It is clear that the author has implemented what he says in his own life.
4. There are quick and effective action points at the end of most chapters.
Some of the individual chapters are themselves worth the price of the book. If you are the sort of person who likes something both practical and thoughtful, do buy and read this book.
February 27, 2022
This book was *extremely* good.
Read it even if you’re allergic to self-improvement/mental models/philosophy books.
A few typos here and there but not enough to subtract from the value of the content within.
Read it even if you’re allergic to self-improvement/mental models/philosophy books.
A few typos here and there but not enough to subtract from the value of the content within.
June 29, 2022
Some highlights from the book:
“Skills are learnt by doing, not by thinking”
"Building products, writing, and painting are not mental exercises but physical ones. Reading to improve is like watching someone else workout – it does almost nothing for you. To run better, run. To paint better, paint. To write better, write. To build better, build." – Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia
“If you keep doing what you are currently doing, how will your life be in 10 years?”
“happiness follows from having evidence that we are someone we can respect. [...] In general, when faced with a choice, go with the option that will increase your self-respect.”
“It is your responsibility to recondition yourself to the situations which evoke negative emotions in you.”
“Prevent your personality from getting eroded. Use the knowledge you acquired through this book to identify which mental patterns of yours are a disadvantage, and should therefore be smoothened, and which are an advantage, and should therefore be hardened.”
“Skills are learnt by doing, not by thinking”
"Building products, writing, and painting are not mental exercises but physical ones. Reading to improve is like watching someone else workout – it does almost nothing for you. To run better, run. To paint better, paint. To write better, write. To build better, build." – Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia
“If you keep doing what you are currently doing, how will your life be in 10 years?”
“happiness follows from having evidence that we are someone we can respect. [...] In general, when faced with a choice, go with the option that will increase your self-respect.”
“It is your responsibility to recondition yourself to the situations which evoke negative emotions in you.”
“Prevent your personality from getting eroded. Use the knowledge you acquired through this book to identify which mental patterns of yours are a disadvantage, and should therefore be smoothened, and which are an advantage, and should therefore be hardened.”
March 19, 2022
I enjoy his attitude and approach. I'm sure he's right about many/most things. Overwhelming though.
October 22, 2020
I was really impressed with this book. I wouldn't say that everything was new to me, but it's still a very comprehensive and balanced and insightful book about how to live a "better life" (which mostly means working on yourself). I see this somewhat in a tradition of Taleb mixed in with a bit of Naval and Tim Ferris.
November 10, 2019
I agree with most of the points on here. His Twitter posts are quite good too.
January 8, 2021
I had to learn the hard way a lot of the rules in this book. It would have been better to read the book and save some scars.
January 17, 2022
Concise mental models and actionable tips to improve your life
March 17, 2022
luca dellanna has to be my proudest niche-find over the recent past
March 18, 2022
Strong and lessons ready to applied into anyone's life.
April 18, 2020
Nothing ground breaking to me (in my age it’s fair to say that I’ve learned most of the lessons too late) but a _great_ collection of lessons that will improve your life.
November 25, 2019
Excellent book with formulas to increase the chances of achieving what we want to be in life. Luca writes directly and leads the reader into action.
If you are lost in life or just want to improve your processes even more without having to go deep, this quick guide is for you.
If you are lost in life or just want to improve your processes even more without having to go deep, this quick guide is for you.
March 29, 2021
Luca Dellanna is a deep, clear thinker and I find his utilitarian view on things fits just right for me. Most of this book wasn't new to me, but boy I wish I read it when I was 15 instead of 30. Absolutely recommended for anyone regardless of their age, though.
April 2, 2022
This is a compendium of relevant advise by which any individual can find inspiration for becoming a better person. It’s well written and with many examples. I recommend this book to 18 year old. Also, it’s one of those book you can re-read.
August 23, 2020
Practical and enlightening book with useful exercises to work through. Only halfway through but still haven't finished the exercises which are piling like my dishes
October 20, 2020
Wonderful book with a lot of insights in an easy to read and concise format!
November 20, 2021
Great book with handy general tips on life.
Everything from investments (both personal and money related), relationships (love and otherwise) and just plain good life advice.
I felt that the beginner "truths/rules" were more interesting to read and more applicable, where others were very loose.
The author also repeats himself with a few rules, he even mentions that he did repeat himself. But even though I understand that those truths are important for a good, happy life, I personally felt that they were added to achieve the 100 truths mark (even though he later added some bonus truths)
With all that said, it was a nice read and I recommend it!
Everything from investments (both personal and money related), relationships (love and otherwise) and just plain good life advice.
I felt that the beginner "truths/rules" were more interesting to read and more applicable, where others were very loose.
The author also repeats himself with a few rules, he even mentions that he did repeat himself. But even though I understand that those truths are important for a good, happy life, I personally felt that they were added to achieve the 100 truths mark (even though he later added some bonus truths)
With all that said, it was a nice read and I recommend it!
December 31, 2022
Inspiring book. Some suggestions are a little bit bland, at least for me. But others are pretty brightening. Overall, I think it has been a beneficial reading: it is always useful entering in touch with lessons and pieces of advice about life learned by others who have already dealt with certain problems I would face in the future.
July 17, 2023
Machine-gun style, hits home though.
March 20, 2024
A helpful book.I have been applying the things mentioned in the book and they have improved my life considerably.
July 13, 2020
I'm mostly resistant to self-help books but I (a) recently gave one a chance and liked it, and (b) like complex systems and the author is part of that world so I thought there might be a unique perspective here.
There's nothing too crazy here. The majority of the truths are things that seem obvious. One or two might be politically incorrect.
It's written economically, in direct and plain language. The author outlines a principle in just enough detail to articulate it but doesn't beat you over the head trying to make the point sink in. Instead, he offers questions or recommended actions to take based on that principle. And then it's on to the next.
I'm guessing that this will be a very useful book for anyone who actually sees the exercises through. I'll see if I make it.
There's nothing too crazy here. The majority of the truths are things that seem obvious. One or two might be politically incorrect.
It's written economically, in direct and plain language. The author outlines a principle in just enough detail to articulate it but doesn't beat you over the head trying to make the point sink in. Instead, he offers questions or recommended actions to take based on that principle. And then it's on to the next.
I'm guessing that this will be a very useful book for anyone who actually sees the exercises through. I'll see if I make it.
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