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February 26 - April 3, 2021
Getting rich is about knowing what to do, who to do it with, and when to do it.
There are no get-rich-quick schemes. Those are just someone else getting rich off you.
If you don’t own a piece of a business, you don’t have a path towards financial freedom.
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How important is networking? I think business networking is a complete waste of time. And I know there are people and companies popularizing this concept because it serves them and their business model well, but the reality is if you’re building something interesting, you will always have more people who will want to know you. Trying to build business relationships well in advance of doing business is a complete waste of time. I have a much more comfortable philosophy: “Be a maker who makes something interesting people want. Show your craft, practice your craft, and the right people will
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The hard thing is seeing the truth. To see the truth, you have to get your ego out of the way because your ego doesn’t want to face the truth. The smaller you can make your ego, the less conditioned you can make your reactions, the less desires you can have about the outcome you want, the easier it will be to see the reality.
To think clearly, understand the basics. If you’re memorizing advanced concepts without being able to re-derive them as needed, you’re lost.
A calm mind, a fit body, and a house full of love. These things cannot be bought. They must be earned.
The three big ones in life are wealth, health, and happiness. We pursue them in that order, but their importance is reverse.
If you ever want to have peace in your life, you have to move beyond good and evil.
Happiness is what’s there when you remove the sense that something is missing in your life.
A happy person isn’t someone who’s happy all the time. It’s someone who effortlessly interprets events in such a way that they don’t lose their innate peace.
The fundamental delusion: There is something out there that will make me happy and fulfilled forever.
Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.
Happiness is being satisfied with what you have.
The enemy of peace of mind is expectations drilled into you by society and other people.
Doctors won’t make you healthy. Nutritionists won’t make you slim. Teachers won’t make you smart. Gurus won’t make you calm. Mentors won’t make you rich. Trainers won’t make you fit. Ultimately, you have to take responsibility. Save yourself.
Nothing like a health problem to turn up the contrast dial for the rest of life.
When everyone is sick, we no longer consider it a disease.
The harder the workout, the easier the day.
The important thing is to do something every day. It doesn’t matter what it is. The best workout for you is one you’re excited enough to do every day. [4]
“Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life.”
Time spent undistracted and alone, in self-examination, journaling, meditation, resolves the unresolved and takes us from mentally fat to fit.
The ability to singularly focus is related to the ability to lose yourself and be present, happy, and (ironically) more effective. [4]
Meditation is turning off society and listening to yourself. It only “works” when done for its own sake. Hiking is walking meditation. Journaling is writing meditation. Praying is gratitude meditation. Showering is accidental meditation. Sitting quietly is direct meditation.
Impatience with actions, patience with results.
As Nivi said, inspiration is perishable. When you have inspiration, act on it right then and there. [78]
How do you define wisdom? Understanding the long-term consequences of your actions. [11]
