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hunters and gatherers
worked for ourselves.
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hedonic treadmill. [1]
Retirement is when you stop sacrificing today for an imaginary tomorrow. When today is complete, in and of itself, you’re retired.
money
monk.
love.
competition trap
authentic,
crank it up. [77]
making money are now more of an “art.”
history remembers the artists.
Art is creativity.
Art is anything done for it...
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avocation.
What was your figure where you thought you were financially safe?
Lusting for money
bottomless pit.
never e...
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value freedom above everything else.
To the extent money buys freedom, it’s great.
blind luck
luck through persistence, hard work, hustle, and motion.
spotting luck.
causes luck to find you.
To get rich without getting lucky, we want to be deterministic. We don’t want to leave it to chance. [78]
luck to destiny.
character becomes your destiny.
Your character and your reputation are things you can build, which will let you take advantage of opportunities other people may characterize as lucky, but you know it wasn’t luck. [78]
business networking is a complete waste of time.
“Be a maker who makes something interesting people want. Show your craft, practice your craft, and the right people will eventually find you.”
telltale
The worst outcome in this world is not having self-esteem.
indeterminate amount of time
immediate doesn’t work.
put yourself in the position with the specific knowledge, with accountability, with leverage, with the authentic skill set you have, to be the best in the world at what you do.
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don’t keep count.
Your real résumé is just a catalog of all your suffering.
stay on the bleeding edge of trends
You get rich by saving your time to make money.
Hard work is really overrated.
