57 years apart, a boy and a man talk about life.

One day you'll miss what you had, so you might as well enjoy it.

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You would give up your dreams in order to escape your nightmares and I would not. I think it’s a bad bargain.

— Cormac McCarthy, 2022

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Motivation comes and goes. It’s like a wave, sometimes high, sometimes low.

But discipline is steady. It doesn’t waver, no matter the day.

Motivation is the spark. Discipline is the fuel that keeps the fire burning.

When motivation fades, discipline takes over.

Stay disciplined, and you’ll achieve greatness.

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Khaled Hosseini wrote The Kite Runner in the early mornings before working as a full-time doctor. Paul Levesque often works out at midnight. If it’s truly important, schedule it. As Paul might ask you, “Is that a dream or a goal?” If it isn’t on the calendar, it isn’t real.

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The “bike-shed” effect, originally described by C. Northcote Parkinson.

To illustrate this phenomenon, let’s compare a conversation about building a nuclear power plant with building a bike shed.

Most people rightly assume that they know nothing about something as complex as a nuclear power plant and so won’t voice an opinion. Most people wrongly assume, however, that they know something about building a bike shed and will argue until the cows come home about every detail down to paint color.

Everyone you meet (every male, at least) will have a strong opinion about how you should train and eat. For the next two to four weeks, cultivate selective ignorance and refuse to have bike-shed discussions with others.

Friends, foes, colleagues, and well-intentioned folks of all stripes will offer distracting and counterproductive additions and alternatives.

Nod, thank them kindly, and step away to do what you’ve planned. Nothing more and nothing different.

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The strategy required to find a great opportunity (lots of saying yes and exploring widely) is different from the strategy required to make the most of a great opportunity (lots of saying no and remaining focused).

James Clear

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"It's everybody's duty to give the world a reason to dance."

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Every book Charlie Munger has recommended since 1994:

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Organized crime outfits are good at bribing airline employees for flight manifests (lists of passengers).

They then Google each name, create a list of apparent high-value targets, and arrive early to look for the right names on limo driver signs. They pay or threaten the actual limo drivers, who leave and are replaced.

This is why I use pseudonyms for any car service pickups around the world. By using a made-up name for your car reservation, if you see a placard with your real name on it, you know it’s a set-up.

If you become successful—or simply appear successful on the Internet—and travel a lot overseas, this is not paranoia.

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7 Books To Understand Human Psychology

1)Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
2)The Laws of Human Nature
3)The Big Questions of Life
4)Influence
5)Tuesdays With Morrie
6)Think Again
7)The Power of Now

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A question to think about:

What percent of your expenses goes toward memories?

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The superheroes you have in your mind are nearly all walking flaws who’ve maximized 1 or 2 strengths. Humans are imperfect creatures. You don’t “succeed” because you have no weaknesses; you succeed because you find your unique strengths and focus on developing habits around them.

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"Highly focused people do not leave their options open. They select their priorities and are comfortable ignoring the rest. If you commit to nothing, you’ll be distracted by everything."

- James Clear

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do the work especially when you don’t feel like doing it, if you don’t have enough self discipline

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To learn from the best, you don’t need to meet them, you just need to absorb them. This can be through books, audio, or a single powerful quote.

Feeding your mind is how you become your own best coach.

To paraphrase Jim Loehr: The power broker in your life is the voice that no one ever hears. How well you revisit the tone and content of your private voice is what determines the quality of your life. It is the master storyteller, and the stories we tell ourselves are our reality.

For instance, how do you speak to yourself when you make a mistake that upsets you? Would you speak that way to a dear friend when they’ve made a mistake? If not, you have work to do. Trust me, we all have work to do.

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