today i turn 30, and as it goes, it' time for reflection
so here are 30 lessons i’ve learned so far
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most of your life is decided 9 months before you were born, but what you do with it is on you
your genetics, family, and your environment are set before you’re born, not much you can do about it
but once you’re old enough to understand that, it’s all in your hands and you can do the most with it.
blaming others won’t save you. you have the responsability to do the best you can with what you have
most of your life is decided 9 months before you were born, but what you do with it is on you
your genetics, family, and your environment are set before you’re born, not much you can do about it
but once you’re old enough to understand that, it’s all in your hands and you can do the most with it.
blaming others won’t save you. you have the responsability to do the best you can with what you have
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you are lucky to be alive, don’t waste your life
you are not living in a vacuum, you are the last in a 300,000-year lineage.
your ancestors survived plagues, war, and famine for thousands of years for you to be alive
you’re here because they kept going. you owe it to them, and your unborn descendants, to do your best like it means something
you are lucky to be alive, don’t waste your life
you are not living in a vacuum, you are the last in a 300,000-year lineage.
your ancestors survived plagues, war, and famine for thousands of years for you to be alive
you’re here because they kept going. you owe it to them, and your unborn descendants, to do your best like it means something
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the 5 people you spend the most time with define you
you become who you spend time with. their habits, vocabulary, worldview, lifestyle, ambition…
high-energy people pull you upward. dull ones slow you
choose them carefully, like your life depends on it. because it does.
and don’t worry about getting rid of the bad ones, you’re the only one who has to live with yourself until you die
the 5 people you spend the most time with define you
you become who you spend time with. their habits, vocabulary, worldview, lifestyle, ambition…
high-energy people pull you upward. dull ones slow you
choose them carefully, like your life depends on it. because it does.
and don’t worry about getting rid of the bad ones, you’re the only one who has to live with yourself until you die
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god is real
god is real
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manifestation works.
you can will anything into reality. the only limits are the laws of physics and the initial conditions. everything else depends on how hard you can see it
manifestation works.
you can will anything into reality. the only limits are the laws of physics and the initial conditions. everything else depends on how hard you can see it
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discipline and practice are more important than motivation
you’re not always going to feel like it. your feelings will lie to you.
build systems so even when you don’t feel like doing it, you do it anyway.
that’s how you win, by showing up when others quit and by practicing every day
discipline and practice are more important than motivation
you’re not always going to feel like it. your feelings will lie to you.
build systems so even when you don’t feel like doing it, you do it anyway.
that’s how you win, by showing up when others quit and by practicing every day
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your body is your subconscious.
how you stand, breathe, walk, eat, talk, move.
it all reflects how you think.
you don’t fix your mind by sitting still and thinking about your mind.
you move. you train. you stretch. the body leads, the nervous system follows.
your body is your subconscious.
how you stand, breathe, walk, eat, talk, move.
it all reflects how you think.
you don’t fix your mind by sitting still and thinking about your mind.
you move. you train. you stretch. the body leads, the nervous system follows.
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weak men die, or even worse, stay alive
society is full of soft men who pretend to be good.
but softness isn’t virtue. it’s fragility.
and fragility infects everything around it.
if you’re not strong, nothing else will hold
grow a pair
weak men die, or even worse, stay alive
society is full of soft men who pretend to be good.
but softness isn’t virtue. it’s fragility.
and fragility infects everything around it.
if you’re not strong, nothing else will hold
grow a pair
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you can just do things.
you don’t need credentials, a degree, or an invitation
if you want to write, build, share, fix, create, you can
most people are waiting for permission that never comes
you don’t need it
just do it
you can just do things.
you don’t need credentials, a degree, or an invitation
if you want to write, build, share, fix, create, you can
most people are waiting for permission that never comes
you don’t need it
just do it
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writing is the only way to think
if you can’t write it simply, you don’t understand it
your mind is fog until you put it into words ON PAPER
write every day
writing is the only way to think
if you can’t write it simply, you don’t understand it
your mind is fog until you put it into words ON PAPER
write every day
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reading is one of the best thing you can do for yourself
you can download someone’s lifetime into your brain in a weekend, you can learn things without experiencing it, you can tap into someone else's life wisdom in a couple of days
people who don’t read are stuck repeating their own mistakes
people who do read can skip 10 years at a time
books are the best investment in life (read hard books, written before 2008)
reading is one of the best thing you can do for yourself
you can download someone’s lifetime into your brain in a weekend, you can learn things without experiencing it, you can tap into someone else's life wisdom in a couple of days
people who don’t read are stuck repeating their own mistakes
people who do read can skip 10 years at a time
books are the best investment in life (read hard books, written before 2008)
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most people are dumb.
they’re not evil. they’re not malicious. they’re just slow, distracted, or unlucky
don’t hate them. don’t waste energy trying to fix them.
just don’t listen to them and remove them from your life
most people are dumb.
they’re not evil. they’re not malicious. they’re just slow, distracted, or unlucky
don’t hate them. don’t waste energy trying to fix them.
just don’t listen to them and remove them from your life
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stereotypes are real, and if you live by them, life gets easier
they aren’t racist, sexist, or closed-minded, they’re just compressed pattern recognition
most of the time, they save you time, pain, or death
you’re not smarter than 10,000 years of ancestral filtering, and policy can't change that
stereotypes are real, and if you live by them, life gets easier
they aren’t racist, sexist, or closed-minded, they’re just compressed pattern recognition
most of the time, they save you time, pain, or death
you’re not smarter than 10,000 years of ancestral filtering, and policy can't change that
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combine two things you’re in the top 80% of
you don’t need to be a genius, geniuses are rare and if you are here, you're likely not one of them.
you just need to be above average in two complementary skills (this just takes enough practice)
when you put them together, you become world-class by default
that’s how asymmetric success is built
combine two things you’re in the top 80% of
you don’t need to be a genius, geniuses are rare and if you are here, you're likely not one of them.
you just need to be above average in two complementary skills (this just takes enough practice)
when you put them together, you become world-class by default
that’s how asymmetric success is built
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attention is your most valuable currency
what you look at determines what you become
what you feed your mind with shapes your desires, identity, and energy
guard your inputs like they’re sacred, because they are, and everyone is competing for your attention
attention is your most valuable currency
what you look at determines what you become
what you feed your mind with shapes your desires, identity, and energy
guard your inputs like they’re sacred, because they are, and everyone is competing for your attention
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porn is poison
it kills your will, distorts your perception of beauty, and drains your creative energy
it’s not harmless. it’s soul-destroying
and prostitutes are demons
porn is poison
it kills your will, distorts your perception of beauty, and drains your creative energy
it’s not harmless. it’s soul-destroying
and prostitutes are demons
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lifting is the best antidepressant, discipline builder, and hormone optimizer
a strong body demands respect from the world and from your own mind
you don’t have to be a bodybuilder
but you do have to be hard to kill
lifting is the best antidepressant, discipline builder, and hormone optimizer
a strong body demands respect from the world and from your own mind
you don’t have to be a bodybuilder
but you do have to be hard to kill
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food is the best medicine
food is the best medicine
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seed oils are the worst modern poison
they damage your mitochondria, oxidize your cell membranes, and make you fat, inflamed, and slow.
they didn’t exist a century ago
cut them out and never look back
seed oils are the worst modern poison
they damage your mitochondria, oxidize your cell membranes, and make you fat, inflamed, and slow.
they didn’t exist a century ago
cut them out and never look back
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