Atlas has this thing he says that you should always remember:

Husbands reveal their true nature when the wife is sick.
Wives reveal their true nature when the husband is poor.

Friends reveal their true nature when you lend them.

Brothers reveal their true nature when the matter of inheritance is discussed.


I highlighted the middle part because that is what I want to talk about...

Forget about your personal experiences, people are vile. It'll shock you over what amount a person would throw away the friendship you 'think' you have.

Not saying that they are not your friends, but most people cannot overcome their nature.

I've had friends who have borrowed from me and repaid, I've had those that disappeared immediately they got their hands on the money.

People are funny, but it is more sad than laughable.


Do not be surprised if your friend of 10 years suddenly becomes unreachable because of a few thousand $$, hell less than a thousand dollars.


The reason to avoid borrowing friends money is to keep the relationship, not because you'll lose the money. Some people are unreliable, and will fuck the two of you over.

If you love your friend, learn to say 'no.'

Reminder:

https://twitter.com/EgoDriv/status/1564690565274411009

Your posture impacts your thoughts A LOT.

You were not born to spend the day sitting.

Look at your body, it is shaped to be standing and moving. It even craves it.

Your levels of energy are far higher when you're standing, while they drop heavily when you sit.

You should be spending the least time possible on a chair.

Definitely most of your day.

Our brains are more efficient and productive when standing.

Wanna test your self?

Try scrolling on social media while standing.

Then try scrolling on social media while sitting.

Tell me which lasts longer.

Do it yourself and draw your own conclusions.

Wanna get sharper?

Spend more time standing.

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When you reflect about your life

What you really reflect on

Is the repetitive actions you do

Your routine
Your daily habits

The thing is, those things are mainly subconscious actions

When you decide that

Tomorrow you'll hit the gym,

You do it the first time and for some people

They never go again.

So when they think of themselves

They don't think about that one time they went to the gym

They'll think about all the times they didn't

But..

It's within your control to do it

You proved to yourself that you could do it.

Again, the brain learns through either hypnosis or repetition

But repetition is stronger

It takes you one conscious decision repeated 21 times

To acquire a habit

Keep this in mind

This is a personal deadline you set for yourself.

Whenever you start something, don't say I'll do it now or I'll do it tomorrow

Say I'll do it for the next 3 weeks

Then follow up on your word.

That's how you build the habits you want.

That's how you feel proud when you reflect on your life.

Nobody understands the importance of speed and momentum.

It applies to all areas of reality.

Business all the way down to changing your life.

Every second you wait is time wasted. Momentum wasted. Energy wasted.

You need to be faster.

Yes, you, reading this.

You NEED to be faster.

You think you do a lot, but you're wrong.

You could easily do 5x the work if you completed your work 5x faster. With no real impact on your life.

But what stops you from doing this?

Your brain works slowly and so you live life slowly.

You sit around and "think".

And the truth of reality is this...

Action ALWAYS beats thinking up the best plan.

While you're sitting around thinking, I'm building things in the real world.

Because it's only with SPEED that you defy gravity.

Speed. Is a necessity.

If your life isn't perfect, ask yourself the following question...

Are you doing the wrong things? Probably not.
Are you doing them too slowly? Certainly.

The reason I live the life that I do is that I complete every simple action ultra-efficiently.

If you did the exact same things with intense urgency and no hesitation, you would be somebody.

I don't know how else to say it to make you understand. The more that you get done, the more you will achieve.

That's how reality works.

Starting in 15min

If you'd like to listen to yesterday's space recording:

https://twitter.com/EgoDriv/status/1565084012573609985

Reposted:

https://twitter.com/EgoDriv/status/1566020438760869888

Here is how to win arguments ethically

*Nobody cares*

Here is how to win arguments by being an asshole

*Goes viral*

Hilarious 😂

I believe in taking extreme accountability in ones life.

If you get fired at work it's your fault.

If you close a high-ticket client it's your fault.

Thinking any other way puts control and power out of your hands. This is no way to exist.

Whenever I post a thread on arguing and debating, it goes viral.

So I thought I'd touch down on the basics.

Here is what you need to know.

1- The Delivery is More Important Than the Message:

No matter how reasoned and structured your argument is, if you fail to keep your cool and articulate your ideas, you will lose the argument.

Understand that form is oftentimes more important than the content.

Especially when it comes to arguments and debates.

2- Power Dynamics are Everything:

There are things you can afford to do with some but can't afford to do with others.

You can for example tell your friend that what they're saying is complete bullshit while you'll have to find better words to say the same things to your boss.

This might sound simple.

But most people overlook this aspect.

You need to be flexible.

3- Anticipating Their Answers Gives you an EDGE:

This is something nobody talks about.

If you're to win an argument or a debate, it is important to frame the conversation.

One thing I advise you to do is to be the one asking the questions.

This puts you in a position of power.

But it's not enough.

Asking for the sake of asking serves no purpose.

You need to be able to anticipate their answers so that you can use them against them.

It's a very subtle technique.

But you'll get quickly used to it if you do it a couple of times.

Do you want to learn and practice those skills?

You know where to go.

How to take a position of power with one single easy sentence.

"It's complicated"

-Cuts the conversation down.
-Indicates you're not willing to talk any further.
-Gives an intellectual/information related edge.

By giving this very polite yet strict answer, you tell your interlocutor that they do not have what it takes to know the rest.

Be it:

-Not enough background information (you not willing to develop means they're not worth the trouble)
-Not enough trust on your end to share the information
-Not enough intellectual capacities to understand the rest

The variety of possibilities creates a confusion that makes your real intentions be overlooked.

Polite, short, very effective.

When the haters come knocking, I remember these kind of messages.

The content I'm about to release in the coming 60 days is going to change a lot of lives.

They say you can't improve IQ, I'll prove everyone wrong.

Anyone who follows closely and applies everything will outperform anyone around them.

Let's get to it.