Shakti Chauhan

There are at least 4 types of wealth: - Financial wealth (money) - Social wealth (status) - Time wealth (freedom) - Physical wealth (health) Be wary of jobs that lure you in with 1 and 2, but rob you of 3 and 4.

Wake up at 4:30 am. Essay starts forming in my head. Since I'm staying in a hotel, my laptop is right there, so I get up to at least write down the sentences I already have. Two hours later I've written the whole thing.

Everything feels difficult when you're about to level up. Don't quit.

Best things you can do for health. Decide: + when to sleep + when to exercise + what to eat Routine does the heavy lifting.

"The problem with genius is that you have to tolerate madness." @naval

The bigger the vision, the more enemies you’ll attract. Get used to it.

"The more neatly you fit into society, the less free you actually are." @naval

Whatever you do, don’t be the guy who gives up at the exact moment when you should be fighting with everything you have. You’ll make it through either way, but there’s only one way you’ll look back and be proud of yourself.

If you eliminate fear of the future and resentment of the past, you’ll be shocked how peaceful life becomes.

The solution to so many of life’s problems is to just keep going.

Robert Greene says mastery takes decades. What are you quietly working on mastering?

My big conclusion from this week: Introspection causes emotional disorders.

Shyness will cost you millions over your lifetime. Every conversation you avoid. Every opportunity you miss. Every deal you don’t ask for. Learn to be bold or end up broke.

Charlie Munger literally explained why Koreans dominating the auto business should never surprise anyone:

“Goals are for people who care about winning once. Systems are for people who care about winning repeatedly.” — James Clear

Keep it simple:

If you are unsure of a course of action, do not attempt it. Your doubts and hesitations will infect your execution. Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.

Steve Jobs literally gave a 10-minute masterclass on building a company (better than $100K MBA):

This is a 1000-gram iron bar. In its raw form, it’s worth around $100. If it’s turned into horseshoes, its value rises to about $250. If it’s made into sewing needles, its value jumps to roughly $70,000. If it’s crafted into watch springs and gears, it can be worth around $6 million. And if it’s transformed into precision laser components, like those used in lithography, its value can reach $15 million. Your value is not defined only by what you are made of, but by how well you shape your potential into something extraordinary.

When value is obvious, price becomes secondary.