You’ve been “thinking” about whether you should try that new business idea for 3 months.

He’s decided to go down variation 98 after analyzing 500 different paths in under 5 minutes.

Winners think.

You “think”.

And that’s why you are where you are.

No decision takes more than 1 hour of actual thinking.

Cold hard processing power is applied to a single decision.

1 hour is enough.

The clock is ticking, you’re wasting your time while winners use theirs with brutal efficiency.

They make all of their decisions very quickly.

That’s how they win.

That is why they are where they are, and you are where you are.

If you’re a “thinker”, you’re a coward or lazy or both.

You want delays because you fear certain circumstances and forced action.

You just delay delay delay, wonder why your dreams never come true, then YOU DIE.

“A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.”

- Don Corleone, The Godfather

The conundrum is not whether they accept me in their world.

The Question is-

Do I allow them entrance into MINE?

We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won’t feel offended.

Memento Mori— remember that you [have to] die.

Just published “How to Learn Anything”.

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“Circumstances don't make the man, they only reveal him to himself.”

- Epictetus

There are only two kinds of things in life.

1. The kind of things that you can control.
2. The kind of things you cannot control.

If you cannot control something, complaining about it is stupid and a waste of time because you cannot control it so what’s the point of talking about it?

Or

you have the other kind of thing, the kind of thing that you can control… like your intentions, like your behaviour, like your actions. And since you can control it, who do you expect to help you out except yourself? So stop complaining about that too.


Whether it’s the kind of thing you can control or the kind of thing you cannot control, stop complaining.

Men are forever disturbed, not by things or people, but by principles and ideas.

Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. How long can you afford to wait until it's too late? Put your principles into practice- now. Stop the excuses and the procrastination

This is your life. You aren’t a child anymore.

You don’t like yourself because you don’t listen to yourself.

I hope you do today.

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The power you hold depends on how your brain sets it to be.

Do the impossible and you will never doubt yourself again.

“When Allah said 'I test only those I love.' I took the pain like it was an honor.”

- Abu Hurayrah

If you have to explain why it’s beautiful, it’s not.

I love calm people.

The ones choosing their words wisely, with utmost precision.

Never raising their voice.

The ones that know how to keep their composure when everyone around them is losing theirs.

Not living to show-off, but to exist in a quiet and harmonic way.

“Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the Family again. Ever."

Your heart must break until it opens.

All humans adapt to their environment.

It is both a blessing and a curse.

"Normal" is a very powerful concept.

Normal leads to acceptance.

Acceptance leads to inaction.

And only action changes lives.

Look around yourself.

What is your normal?

Is it normal for you to be poor? Weak? Alone? Stupid?

Is this your normal?

Is this what you've allowed your body and mind to be accustomed to?

You need to be very aware of what you consider normal.

Normal is where you will naturally end up.

We are all running from pain.

Some of us take pills.
Some of us read novels.
Some of us watch Netflix.

We’ll do almost anything to distract ourselves from ourselves.

Yet all this trying to insulate ourselves from pain seems only to have made our pain worse.

Do not forget to sit down with yourself for 30 minutes today.

You’ve given yourself too much damage to survive.

It’s the least you can do.

“A fight is going on inside me" he said.

“It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil- he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego."

The lord continued.

“The other is good- he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you- and inside every other person, too."

The man thought about it for a minute and asked...

“So which wolf will win?"

“The one you feed".

Your peace is more important than driving yourself crazy over trying to understand why something happened the way it did.

Please let it go.