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March 9 - July 1, 2022
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 eventually find you.” [14]
“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.” —Buddhist saying
To be honest, speak without identity.
We think of ourselves as fixed and the world as malleable, but it’s really we who are malleable and the world is largely fixed.
“Enlightenment is the space between your thoughts.”
Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.
Peace is happiness at rest, and happiness is peace in motion.
If you can’t see yourself working with someone for life, don’t work with them for a day.
An emotion is our evolved biology predicting the future impact of a current event. In modern settings, it’s usually exaggerated or wrong.
Mathematics is us reverse engineering the language of nature,
