I'm 38. If you're In your 20's or 30's, read this: 1. When you turn...
Tim Denning@Tim_Denning
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Jul 06, 2026
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I'm 38. If you're In your 20's or 30's, read this:
1. When you turn 35 you'll see the difference between those who took risks and those who didn't.
2. Having kids isn't the end of freedom, it's the beginning. It'll give you meaning that'll fuel your greatness.
1. When you turn 35 you'll see the difference between those who took risks and those who didn't.
2. Having kids isn't the end of freedom, it's the beginning. It'll give you meaning that'll fuel your greatness.
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3. Chasing obsession is the fastest way to become a high performer.
4. Raise your standards so high people think you're a psychopath. Screw being average.
4. Raise your standards so high people think you're a psychopath. Screw being average.
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5. Never follow the conventional path. It's full of boredom and has the most competition.
6. One of the clearest signs of intelligence is being able to hear an opinion you disagree with and not act emotionally.
6. One of the clearest signs of intelligence is being able to hear an opinion you disagree with and not act emotionally.
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7. As you get older you'll want to leave your loser friends behind. It's normal.
8. The more hard things you do the more successful you become.
8. The more hard things you do the more successful you become.
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9. No one who climbs the corporate ladder is happy. It's a trap. Choose freedom.
10 If you have 8 hours a day to work a boring job, you have 1 hour in the morning to invest in yourself.
10 If you have 8 hours a day to work a boring job, you have 1 hour in the morning to invest in yourself.
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11. Find a dark place. Be at one with it. Enjoy it. Stay there 6-12 months.
12. Maniacs are incredible. They teach you what effort and obsession can do.
13. Avoid being busy. It means you don't know how to focus and it's a sign of low status.
12. Maniacs are incredible. They teach you what effort and obsession can do.
13. Avoid being busy. It means you don't know how to focus and it's a sign of low status.
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14. Some of the most successful people like Keanu Reeves are bizarrely quiet. Try it.
15. Disappear from public life. Adopt a nickname. Then build something online with zero fear.
15. Disappear from public life. Adopt a nickname. Then build something online with zero fear.
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16. Money isn't evil. It's a resource that'll help you reach personal freedom.
17. If you don't learn how money works you will always work for money.
18. Read every popular finance book and invest money early on.
17. If you don't learn how money works you will always work for money.
18. Read every popular finance book and invest money early on.
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19. Keeping your dopamine addiction under control will help you more than any other health hack.
20. The strongest animals only eat plants. Eat more plants to have more energy.
20. The strongest animals only eat plants. Eat more plants to have more energy.
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21. Turn off news and politics to naturally increase your IQ.
22. Writing online is the easiest way to attract more opportunities so you can stop asking for permission.
23. Read "The Bitcoin Standard." Then buy Bitcoin before major governments like the US do.
22. Writing online is the easiest way to attract more opportunities so you can stop asking for permission.
23. Read "The Bitcoin Standard." Then buy Bitcoin before major governments like the US do.
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24. Flow states are more important than productivity.
To-do lists won't motivate you. Feeling like 8 hours happened in 1 hour will feel better.
Less hours worked, more flow states.
To-do lists won't motivate you. Feeling like 8 hours happened in 1 hour will feel better.
Less hours worked, more flow states.
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25. Live in the city while you're young to network. Then as you get older move to the outer suburbs to save money and reduce debt.
26. Get an electric self-driving car instead of a gasoline one.
26. Get an electric self-driving car instead of a gasoline one.
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27. Take your parent's plan for your life & light it on fire. The best path is one you create.
28. Be wary of religion. Most are mindless cults.
28. Be wary of religion. Most are mindless cults.
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29. Understand human psychology and you can make as much money as you want.
Business is just a psychology masterclass.
Business is just a psychology masterclass.
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30. Exercise every day, preferably in nature. It'll keep you younger for longer.
31. Give up alcohol. It's a scam that'll steal your energy & help you sleep with strangers & get STDs.
31. Give up alcohol. It's a scam that'll steal your energy & help you sleep with strangers & get STDs.
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32. Video games are fine when you're younger. But when you're older they become a time suck.
33. Most workplaces are adult daycare centers. Break into the real world through solopreneurship as fast as you can.
33. Most workplaces are adult daycare centers. Break into the real world through solopreneurship as fast as you can.
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34. Building a startup unicorn by raising VC money is one of the stupidest fantasies in existence.
The best startups are bootstrapped & profitable.
The best startups are bootstrapped & profitable.
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35. Spend more time with your parents than feels normal. Soon they'll be gone.
36. Go visit a retirement home so you know what dying feels like. Then use it as motivation.
36. Go visit a retirement home so you know what dying feels like. Then use it as motivation.
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