Supporting others is basically investing Investment is leverage for judgment You want to leverage your prudent judgment of others by supporting them If you don’t support promising people — you are leaving money on the table Support is obviously not about altruism — which doesn’t exist Support is predicated on self-interest …
Tag: Work
Exhaust Yourself Then Sleep
You can’t rest unless you get tired You can’t create unless you are rested Live in such way that when you end the day — your bed is the sweetest place on earth Don’t move from that bed until you can’t help but jump the fuck out through the roof This is …
Always Conclude
Always conclude You don’t have to finish things But you must conclude Nothing’s static everything’s moving Nothing’s finished everything’s work in progress Don’t attempt to finish because you can’t But always conclude What does it mean to conclude? It means don’t leave the fucking mess on the floor What does …
Ideas Are A Dime A Dozen?
Ideas are a dime a dozen? Still most people have no ideas Ideas are a dime a dozen? Only garbage ideas Ideas are a dime a dozen? FANTASIES are a dime a dozen A good idea is inseparable from execution Anything you did today you should have 10 ideas of improving and at …
Be Very Good At Many Things
“To do many things at once or not…?” This a pointless dilemma which misses the point It’s not about how many things you do — it’s how you do them. You can do as many things as you’re good at. Very good at. You only want to do less things if you are not …
ACCORD
Every interpersonal conflict is but the discrepancy between what is expected and what is communicated. Many are not even themselves aware of their expectations — thus bound for conflict. With others, with themselves… Accord stands on the pillars of clear communication and clarity of vision. Clarity of vision is ultimately a matter …
Discard That Logic
Even if your excuses are perfectly sensible and logical — if you’re not where you want yourself to be — it’s time to discard (that) logic. The smarter you are the smarter are your excuses. If you can’t discard the excuses then discard both SMARTS and excuses — then go ahead and do something. DO …
Organization vs Discipline
People confuse good planning and organization with willpower and discipline. Very few can keep their promise not because of bad intentions but because good and actually accurate planning is extremely difficult No amount of discipline turns a garbage plan into a viable one The confusion results from the fact that most man actually lack both …
Be Useful
Conditioned narrative has you ask a lot of questions and do a lot of strange things but it fails to point you at the single most crucial determinant of success: BEING USEFUL. When you understand the simple necessity of USEFULNESS and obvious inevitability of the CAUSE AND EFFECT — everything makes sense Otherwise — …
Simple Action, Direct Experience
Firsthand experience makes stronger impression. Some things you’ll never grasp unless you’ve experienced them. It’s often impossible to get unstuck without getting one’s hands dirty. The subconscious pulls us back, as we wonder why we’re stuck, We only get unstuck once we believe, truly believe, that something is possible The subconscious doesn’t …