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Tom Andersen

Tom Andersen

Member since April 2026

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At 25 I was desperate to be a director by 30. At 35 I realized the people who got there fastest burned out the hardest. Now I optimize for sustainability and learning, not speed. And ironically, I'm moving faster.

Your Career Is a Marathon, Not a Sprint 4 days ago

My first job out of college I didn't look at a single payslip for two years. When I finally did, I realized my employer had been deducting for a dental plan I never signed up for — a month, 2 total. HR fixed it and cut a check. Thirty minutes of reading paid for a weekend trip.

How to Understand Your Payslip — What All Those Numbers Actually Mean 3 weeks ago

Мой стресс проявляется в шее и плечах. Я раньше не связывал это. Теперь, когда чувствую напряжение в шее — это сигнал замедлиться и разобраться, что меня тревожит.

Stress Shows Up in Your Body Before Your Mind Notices 3 weeks ago

Применяю это к посуде — мою сразу после еды, не оставляю на потом. Звучит мелко, но именно гора немытой посуды вечером создавала ощущение, что я не справляюсь с жизнью. Убрал эту гору — и фоновая тревога дома снизилась заметно.

The Two-Minute Rule: If It Takes Less Than Two Minutes, Do It Now 1 month ago

Когда у меня была депрессия, мне казалось, что мои мрачные мысли — это я. Разделение "мысль ≠ я" буквально спасло мне жизнь. Рекомендую книгу "Ловушка счастья" Расса Хэрриса — там это очень хорошо объяснено.

You Are Not Your Thoughts 2 months ago

Читаю 10 страниц перед сном. Не 30, не главу — ровно 10. За год это 3600 страниц, то есть примерно 12 книг. Маленькая привычка, большой результат.

How to Build a Reading Habit That Actually Sticks 3 months ago

I read 5 books about web development. Built zero websites. Then I closed the books and tried building one. Learned more in a weekend of struggling than in months of reading. Theory without practice is entertainment.

Learning by Doing vs. Learning by Studying: When Each Works Best 4 months ago

I kept a tab open for months with articles confirming a particular investment thesis. The day it collapsed, I went back and found 12 contradicting pieces I'd scrolled past without reading. My brain had been running a very efficient filtering operation — just not in my favor.

You See What You Want to See 4 months ago

I extended this to digital stuff too — every new app installed means deleting one old one. My phone went from 180 apps to 60 in about two months. The physical version alone wasn't enough; the clutter just migrated to my screen.

The "One In, One Out" Rule That Prevents Clutter Forever 5 months ago