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Reason for being
There's a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.
It's not about who got here first, it's about who stays.
Don't just do something, stand there.
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
Movement, action.
Truth, Perception
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
The more we know, the more we know we don't know.
The shortcut is to stop looking for shortcuts.
Distraction, focus.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
Mindset vs. Mind set
Building vs. betting.
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
You don't have a lack of ideas, you have a lack of deadlines
The world will try and tell you who you are, and you have to tell yourself who you are. There's this ongoing battle, and somehow there needs to be a reconciliation between the two.
Whatever can happen at any time can happen today.
Ignore people playing status games. They gain status by attacking people playing wealth creation games.
Experience is up only.
When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.
Truth
You only fear being overtaken when you're not being yourself.
Price is what you pay; value is what you get.
It is easier to change yourself than to change the world.
Shoot.
Just because you can acquire the thing doesn't mean you can maintain the thing.
Done is better than perfect.
Value is subjective.
Numbers obscure nuance.
Cover, story.
Failure = feedback.
Hours vs. Iterations
If you sound unique, you can become irreplaceable.
Switching costs.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
The source of wisdom is whatever is going to happen to us today.
You try to do the best with what you've got and ignore everything else. That's why horses get blinders in horse racing: You look at the horse next to you, and you lose a step.
When you get the money, the only thing you wanna buy is time.
Belief is a skill that requires practice.
Everyone, Someone.
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
Process vs. plan.
Distraction is dilution.
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
We may define therapy as a search for value.
Knowing vs. understanding.
Vision
Freedom is the gap between earn and burn.
If it looks simple, it was hard.
Generalist, specialist.
‘Everything is original, nothing is original’
Map ≠ Territory
zero-sum, infinite-sum
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.
Wealth is a ratio, not a number.
Truth, trend.
Appreciation.
