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“Escape competition through authenticity.” Basically, when you’re competing with people, it’s because you’re copying them. It’s because you’re trying to do the same thing. But every human is different. Don’t copy. [78]
What you want in life is to be in control of your time. You want to get into a leveraged job where you control your own time and you’re tracked on the outputs. If you do something incredible to move the needle on the business, they have to pay you.
Judgment—especially demonstrated judgment, with high accountability and a clear track record—is critical. [78]
Spend more time making the big decisions. There are basically three really big decisions you make in your early life: where you live, who you’re with, and what you do.
As you know, most of the gains in life come from suffering in the short term so you can get paid in the long term.
The means of learning are abundant—it’s the desire to learn that is scarce. [3]
Most of it is going to come from acceptance, not from changing your external environment. [8]
Looking outside yourself for anything is the fundamental delusion.
Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.
Very aptly said.
When you’re young, you have time. You have health, but you have no money. When you’re middle-aged, you have money and you have health, but you have no time. When you’re old, you have money and you have time, but you have no health. So the trifecta is trying to get all three at once.
Peace is happiness at rest, and happiness is peace in motion.
My number one priority in life, above my happiness, above my family, above my work, is my own health. It starts with my physical health. Second, it’s my mental health. Third, it’s my spiritual health. Then, it’s my family’s health. Then, it’s my family’s wellbeing. After that, I can go out and do whatever I need to do with the rest of the world. [4]
Observe when you’re angry—anger is a loss of control over the situation.
