I want to tear myself from this place, from this reality, rise up like a cloud and float away, melt into this humid summer night and dissolve somewhere far, over the hills. But I am here, my legs blocks of concrete, my lungs empty of air, my throat burning. There will be no floating away.

Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner

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"Those who are hardest to love, need it the most."

— Socrates

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"Passion is your backup generator when all the other energy sources start to sputter."

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My favorite productivity technique is deciding something is not worth doing anymore.

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Lean into discomfort

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The brain loves to blame.
Taking ownership is a superpower.

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• 37 million youtube channels
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"To me, the real winners are the ones who step out of the game entirely, who don’t even play the game, who rise above it. Those are the people who have such internal mental and self-control and self-awareness, they need nothing from anybody else."

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THREAD: 10 significant lies you're told about the world.

On startups, writing, and your career:

People don't have short attention spans:

• They finish 3 hour Joe Rogan episodes.
• They binge 14 hour shows.

They have short *consideration spans:* they must be hooked quickly.

Point: Don't fear making great, in-depth content. But, ensure your first minute is incredible.

In observing friends who’ve sold startups and made millions:

After a year, they’re back to toying with their old side projects.

They used their money to buy a nice home and eat well.

That’s it. They’re otherwise back to who they were.

Point: Aim to be fulfilled, not rich.

Reading many books is the most socially accepted vanity metric for adults.

You get zero kudos for reading 100 books a year.

You get massive kudos for learning efficiently and making interesting things.

Bloggers who post frequently (2x/wk) are rarely worth reading consistently.

I read for insights. And no writer can generate profound insights on a fixed schedule.

I aggregate writers who publish sporadically. When they post, they truly have something to say.

The world is not run by exceptional people.

This is the hidden reason for imposter syndrome.

We mistakenly think imposter syndrome is due to low confidence/anxiety.

No, it’s caused by not accepting that your new, world-class peers aren’t that special. It’s mostly discipline.

Success isn't an end state. Success is having the freedom to focus on the grind you actually enjoy.

Most people should spend way less energy trying to get rich and way more energy building a tight-knit friend group that will be with them until old age.

"You should work your butt off in your 20s."

This misses the point.

Your primary goal isn't to work hard. Your goal is to build leverage.

How? Start with delegation:

"Find someone who can do what you do at 70% the success. Teach them the extra 10% and be okay with 80%."

Beware signing up for tools that can read your email. This includes inbox apps and Chrome extensions.

You're giving a team of 20-year-olds access to the equivalent of your ID, bank vault, and diary combined.

Online privacy is an illusion.

If you construct your identity on what you’re a fan of (sports, media, brands), you’re a vessel. You’re lending out ownership over your identity.

Instead, if you construct your identity on the things you create, you’re a craftsperson—someone who keeps refining who they are.

Most friends aren't friends. They're acquaintances.

Friends phone you out-of-the-blue because they want to hear your voice. Friends would drive you to the emergency room at 3 AM.

Friends are the family you choose, and they're key to happiness in old age.

Invest in good people.

And the biggest lie there is.

-Julian Shapiro

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“If more information was the answer, we would be all billionaires with abs”
— Derek Sivers

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sleep, play, get out in sunlight, eat whole food, foster community, be active in nature, and, perhaps most important, move. Wash, rinse, repeat for the rest of your life.

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Little do we realise, a socially real pandemic gave birth to a socially virtual one.

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"Many people think they lack motivation when what they really lack is clarity."

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Talking comes easy, doing takes effort.

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“To know ten thousand things, know one well.” – Miyamoto Musashi

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“When your body is not aligned ,
The inner power will not come.
When you are not tranquil within
Your mind will not be well ordered.
Align your body, assist the inner power
Then it will gradually come on its own.”

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