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What Would You Tomorrow Want You Today To Do?
One of the best questions to ask yourself when faced with a decision is “what would you tomorrow want you today to do?” This has been something I’ve relied on for years to help give me perspective and
Some Advice On How To Support Men
Men want to aim high without feeling insufficient if they fall short. Men want their suffering to be recognised and appreciated without being pandered to or patronised and made to feel weak. Men want
Burning All Your Bridges Is a Cheat Code to Success
“Don’t burn your bridges” he said as I walked out of the office for the final time. It was my last day in banking. I had a bad boss. The temptation to go tell him to F himself was overwhelming. How
Can a Good Person Survive a Corrupt Society?
The hardest test of character is not whether a person knows right from wrong. It is whether he can keep living by that knowledge when the surrounding world begins to reward betrayal. That is the moral
High cortisol is destroying your productivity. 7 natural ways to solve that.
If you’re an entrepreneur, there’s a good chance you’ve tried to “fix productivity” with AI tools, apps, or even forcing yourself to be more "disciplined". And yet your output still feels inconsistent
HOW TO 1000x YOUR LUCK
Study microeconomics, game theory, psychology, persuasion, ethics, mathematics, and computers. - @naval Luck is not found, it is cultivated. BOOKMARK THIS IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN LUCK. Game
This Isn't Goodbye, It's See You Later
Today is a weird day for me. Crypto has been my passion for the last 9 years and my job for the past 4 years. That ends today. As of now, I'm leaving @castle_labs and crypto, to go back to working
HOW TO UNF*CK YOUR LIFE
NOTHING CHANGES IF NOTHING CHANGES... Your life is 100% your responsibility. BOOKMARK THIS IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE. NEWSFLASH: YOUR LIFE SUCKS. The first and arguably most important
Being neurodivergent is one of the most powerful hidden advantages you'll ever have
Being neurodivergent is thought of as a weakness. I talk to people all the time who say some version of “I’m neurodivergent, therefore I can’t do…” It’s a tragedy. Labels like ADD, ADHD, autism,
Really Long Books That Are Worth Every Page
Oh man, there is nothing I love more than a big, long, thick biography. Last month, we talked about short books you could finish on a plane, well I’m talking about the opposite of that now, the ones
Glass Half-What?
Why Most People Lack Perspective on How Good They Have It There are over a billion people on earth who don’t have access to clean water, and you’re complaining that your Instagram’s not growing?
24 Leadership Principles From The Greatest Business, Military, Political and Sports Leaders
People think that leadership is something that just happens. One is anointed a leader. One is promoted to leadership. One is born into leadership. And of course, this is not the case. “Leadership,”
Be delusionally optimistic about what you can achieve in life
Society mistakes delusion for stupidity. To be delusional is to believe in a dream that will never come true, that you keep alive because you can’t tell yourself the truth. I strongly disagree with
The 400 Trillion to One Mindset
400 trillion to one. That’s how rare it is to be a human being. When you understand that math, how can’t you live your life? So what are you waiting for? Existence itself is such a rare and precious
don't be an a**hole, call your mom
My parents are getting old. I’m 37, and they’re 66. Or maybe 63? To be honest, I have no idea how old my parents are. Once a human passes 50, my brain stops using numbers, and switches to words to
Please Don’t Do This To Yourself
It wasn’t exactly a nervous breakdown, but it was something close. Around the time I was finishing Ego is the Enemy, I ran into a wall. I had just watched American Apparel implode. I had lost a
11 Books You Can Finish In One Sitting
Ok, so I have a secret that I use when I am in a reading rut: I read something really short. I love the feeling of sitting down and finishing a book…in that sitting. I get the whole rush of cracking
This Hobby Can Change Your Life
I have a hobby and it’s weird. It started in a pretty normal way. I’d always liked taking walks and then I had young kids. Because it was often the only way I could get them to sleep–or to keep them
Fix Yourself in 1 Day (Do or Die)
You don't need 21 days to fix your life. Not 90, not even seven. You need one day, one decision, one moment where you stop lying to yourself and finally do what needs to be done. Because the truth is,
I was raised by a single mom—the problems I had to fix when I grew up
This essay tells my experience of being raised without my father around, how it affected me, and what I did to overcome it. If you’re a single mom doing right, then you already know this ain’t about
13 Ways I Completely Changed My Life in a Year and So Can You
My life fell into a million tiny pieces. There were cries for help that nobody answered. It was a dark time. I had left a business behind that I loved like a child. My family relationships were a
Lessons I’ve Learned From Studying Money for 10 Years
I started learning about money more than 10 years ago because I didn’t understand it and kept losing and trying to play catch up in the game of money. The process of learning about money started with
How To Recover When The World Breaks You
There is a line attributed to Ernest Hemingway — that the first draft of everything is shit — which, of all the beautiful things Hemingway has written, applies most powerfully to the ending of A
HOW TO 1000x YOUR LIFE
Have more fun. Let them be. Be delusionally optimistic. You are "locked in" and losing, the guy who is winning is doing these three simple things. BOOKMARK THIS IF YOU WANT TO WIN. HAVE MORE
You’re Loyal To a Wrong Life
You're going to hate me after reading this. But, if it wakes you up, I'll take the hit. I'd rather be the villain in a story that changes your life than the friend who lets you sleepwalk into a future
The Atlas Complex
“Why is it that when I mess up it’s my fault but when other people mess up it’s also my fault?” Let’s call this The Atlas Complex. If you care too much about harmony, you end up volunteering to be the
How To Make Enough Money to Retire in the Next 5 Years
I worked in finance and spent years learning about assets — particularly digital assets. People ask me via social media how I made enough money to face retirement in the next five years. They seem to
Why time speeds up as you age (and what to do about it)
Why do some people die at 80 and feel like they’ve lived 30 years? And why do others die at 80 and feel like they’ve lived 300 years? That’s what this essay is about. But first, let’s go back in time
Why Is Everyone Playing Life On Hard Mode
People often tell me I'm a douchebag. I still don't know if I should take it as a compliment or an insult. Because I've realized that "everyone wants advice until you give it to them." They ask how to
How Ambitious People Actually Get What They Want
In every off-season teams in every sport begin a strange ritual. Prospective coaches are flown in to meet with management about open positions — sometimes they convene at the stadium, in nondescript
You Get One Life. Don’t Screw It up by Being Normal.
Anthony Bourdain died trying to be normal. I love him as a chef and tv host. His show “Parts Unknown” helped me travel to countries I can never visit. Not all “parts” of Tony are worth liking. He had
60 luxuries in life & business (in no particular order)
1. minimal ai slop consumption 2. a boss you really respect or no boss 3. investors you really respect or no investors 4. 7h+/night quality sleep 5. best friends live within 5 mins of you 6. a group
When You Reach the Age of “Screw It” Your Entire Life Changes Forever
Whenever I write about age, people lose their minds. It’s a touchy subject. None of us want to admit we’re getting old. Yet here I am with a severely damaged left ankle, an injured calf, and arms that
If You Read One Book This Month, Make It One of These
One of my absolute favorite experiences is discovering old novels I knew nothing about. Maybe you hear about them mentioned in a book you’re reading. Or you fall into some classic novel that was
You Must Kill The Boy (Parents Edition)
Forgive your parents for what they got wrong. Then surpass everything they thought was possible. You’re on the phone with your mother. You just told her about the business you want to start. There’s a
You Must Live an Interesting Life
When I was starting out, I got a really good piece of advice. An author told me: If you want to be a great writer, go live an interesting life. He was right. Great art is fueled by great experiences.
"Late Bloomers" in Life in Their 40s, 50s, and 60s Are Incredible
One of the richest people in the world is someone you’ve never heard of. He grew up in a small Japanese village in 1904. He graduated university in 1928. He became a professor at a Kyoto university 4
You Are What You Won’t Do For Money
It was a sales pitch, so I take it with a grain of salt, but according to an email I got a few weeks ago, I have a seven-figure opportunity sitting in front of me. And I’m apparently too stupid or
Elon Musk conversation with Grok about the meaning of life
Elon Musk shared a rare conversation with the public that he had with Grok about the meaning of life. I'm sharing it here because his questions and probing are important and may also help you in your
intro to ray peat.
before we get started, i want to tell you the most important thing about ray peat, and it is... don't listen to random people, only listen to peat himself random people on twitter have a high
You Don’t Have To Be Lucky, You Just Have To Be Good
These are strange times. On one level, everything is wonderful–better than it ever has been. On another level, almost nobody feels that way. The world seems like it’s falling apart. It does not seem
Being Consistent Won't Make You Successful Anymore – And It's One of the Greatest Lies Ever Told
Social media is full of success p0rn. It makes me cringe. Every time I read an essay, book or viral post about success, it always contains some basic b*tch version of “just be consistent.” Before AI
How to cure your anxiety in the next 24 hours
Anxiety nearly took my life. I became so nervous I couldn’t sit in a meeting room with the door shut. This became my worst nightmare. My hands would shake constantly. It was such an embarrassing way
If you can spare me 7 minutes, you'll get 10 years of your life back
Most people unconsciously waste years of their lives. It makes me emotional. I wasted 10 years of my life, that I can never get back, stuck working in a bank treading water until I magically felt
if you're in your 20s and below, read this!
we live fast. one minute you’re excited about turning 20, the next minute you’re almost 25 and thinking, damn… when did this happen? the truth is, time doesn’t care. it doesn’t care about me nor does
Clearing Your Allostatic Load Makes Laziness Impossible
It's 11 AM. You're getting bombarded from seven directions: Slack, email, a call from your boss... You're underslept and over-caffeinated. Every interruption pinches you harder than it should. You
This Is The Most Important Thing For These Crazy Times
It’s the hardest thing. Especially right now. Not making money in this economy. Not climbing a mountain. Not running a marathon or writing a book or building a business. Not dealing with the high
How Average People Become High Achievers (Top 1%)
Her husband lost everything. Right when their second child was born premature and almost didn’t survive. Her little family spent weeks in intensive care. During this time her husband’s business