Why You Need to Know a Little About Everything

This is why I think you must learn the basics of different fields in life.

Let's say you are always tired. When you seek help, different experts will focus on entirely separate things:

• General Doctor: "Did you eat and sleep well?"
• Psychologist: "Avoid consuming bad news and stay away from toxic people."
• Imam: "Pray more and ask God for help."

But the reality is, you need to do all of those to fix your problem.

That's why I think you need to learn the basics of other fields, for example, business, politics, how your body works, why you exist, and even how to live in a cave...

And btw Islam already covers the basics of living.

More good things to learn

Health & Well-being

• How to not get burned out every few months.
• How to manage stress.
• How to control your emotions.
• How to deal with life's problems.
• How to breathe properly.
• How to stop repeating the same sins and mistakes.

Wealth & Career

• Why following your "passion" is the worst advice.
• How money works.
• Why working hard alone won't make you rich.
• How to negotiate.
• How to take risks.
• Why you pay taxes. (Answer: Sometimes they're used to build football stadiums nobody asked for or to start unnecessary wars, lol)

Learning & Critical Thinking

• How to control yourself and not be controlled by your desires, the devil, or the media.
• How to pick books to learn from.
• How to learn new things the RIGHT way, and fast.
• How to take notes and review what you learned.
• Why traditional schools will ruin your children.
• How to criticize things without being biased or falling for logical fallacies.
• Why the "history" we know is full of lies.

Relationships & People

• How to find a good spouse the islamic way (marriage will make your life easier, not harder).
• How to build relationships.
• How to deal with people who have different mindsets.
• How to resolve conflicts.

Life's Little Mysteries

• Where do missing socks disappear to?
• Why life is a big comedy show.

A tip for learning fast

Assume that literally everything you do is being done the wrong way. Then look for the correct way to do it.

Even simple things like your daily habits, for example, eating chicken is considered healthy, but it may contain steroids in some countries and could damage your health.

Recommended Resources

• Learn about Islam — even if you aren't Muslim, it teaches you how to do a lot of things the right way.

• My list of recommended books (I haven't made it yet — subscribe to my newsletter below to receive it when it's ready).

Credits

Inspired by أنس.