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Is Air Force Basic Training Hard?

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Is Air Force Basic Training Hard

The short answer to this question is almost surely YES, but it’s all relative. What I mean by that, is that how you perceive the difficulty of your time at basic training will depend on you, your particular strengths and weaknesses, and the set of norms and values you grew up with. For some, Basic will be hard in all of the traditional ways you think of it being hard- lots of PT, getting yelled at all the time, no time to eat, etc.

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October 23, 2023
Read more about the article Famous Modern Day Polymaths
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Famous Modern Day Polymaths

I’m guessing that if you’ve made it to this article you’re already familiar with the term polymath. But juuust in case you don’t recognize the term, a polymath is a considered to be a person with expertise in several areas. They have broad and extensive knowledge, often in disparate fields. But who are our current day polymaths? Surprisingly, the answer to this question is not too easy to find.

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October 6, 2023
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Books / Habit Master / Habits / Knowledge / Life Advice / Reading List / The Library

Why I Read

Although I rarely spend an entire day just reading, I would happily do so if I didn’t have other things I want to accomplish. Once upon a time, I had to force myself to read, like a kid who doesn’t want to take his medicine. Now, it’s one of my favorite things to do. Sometimes a reward at the end of the day. And nearly always the first thing I do every morning.

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September 28, 2023
Read more about the article Generalist vs Specialist: Range by David Epstein, Book Review
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Generalist vs Specialist: Range by David Epstein, Book Review

David Epstein's book is solidly grounded in the non-fantastical real world. It makes the case that people who have experience in a number of different areas (generalists) have some advantage(s) over those with deep expertise in a single field (specialists). This is the case even as many career fields insist that their professionals get ever more and more hyper-specialized. This can cause those specialists to miss new ideas or connections to other fields which would have been beneficial.

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August 28, 2023