Individualized Life Scorecards

Robert Oliver believes in "life maxing" - a philosophy about maximizing your personal scorecard in life by pursuing what truly matters to you individually, rather than following conventional paths or letting others dictate your choices.

Key Points:

• Life is a blank scorecard with finite time

  • We should fill it with things we thoroughly enjoy
  • We're capable of much more than we typically pursue
  • Too many people fall into narrow pursuits like "I'm only gonna chase money"

• Life maxing is about "full sending it" in multiple areas

  • It's hyper-individualized: "my life maxing scorecard is not yours and it shouldn't be"
  • Everyone is drawn to different things
  • The main framework: "don't let anyone else dictate it for you"
  • Don't let others tell you what you can or can't be/do

• Successful people often experience existential dread

  • This manifests in various ways despite outward success
  • Setting personal priorities helps other things fall into place naturally

• Robert's personal scorecard includes:

  • Being a present father (top priority)
  • Music (second priority)
  • Content creation for storytelling
  • Previously Muay Thai (now taking a back seat)

• Prioritization creates natural efficiency

  • "When you put your priorities in place, things start to handle themselves"
  • Forces smarter thinking and delegation
  • Reshuffles other elements of life in a beneficial way

• The philosophy contrasts with conventional thinking

  • His father called him "an idiot" for investing heavily in Amazon
  • He admires people like Elon Musk who look at things from a "ground up perspective"
  • There's "so much arbitrage everywhere because humans are narrative machines"