Tim Koltek

Admit when you don’t know something. It can really help you. Trust me.

@Markmanson Agree, my key is to take the smallest first step you can x.com/TimKoltek/stat…

The secret to doing hard things consistently is making the start effortless. ㅤ Willpower is for suckers.

Day 78 of 2026 – PM Edition Consistency builds momentum. Direction decides if it matters. Grinding blindly = busy. Grinding deliberately = progress. Check yourself: right path, or just familiar effort? Pause. Pivot early. Save yourself months. What are you choosing to unlearn today?

@unusual_whales @unusual_whales If true (and I have no reason to doubt), this is a serious prob.

Qatar Gas CEO : We incurred a $20 billion loss at the facility we built for $26 billion two years ago.

@Polymarket @Polymarket Sounds like socialism at its worst.

JUST IN: New York City reportedly now spending more per homeless person than the median income of the city.

@chamath @BillyM2k Same here.

@BillyM2k got back up

what was the best decision of your life?

@WallStreetMav Totally agree—New York’s far-left policies, like Mamdani’s insane proposal to slash the estate tax exemption from over $7 million down to just $750,000, are exactly why nobody who fled to Florida or Texas is ever coming back @WallStreetMav

"Nobody that's gone down to Florida is coming back. People that went to Florida, went to Texas. They're not coming back. "We just want you back so you can fund our far left policies in the state. Won't happen." "I'm eligible for estate tax. My kids will hate me if I don't move to Florida. They're not only punishing the billionaires and the millionaires, they want to reduce the estate tax from $7 million down to $750,000." "Everybody's house in New York is worth $750,000. So they want to punish everybody. It just doesn't work. They don't realize it. I should come back so I could feed the migrants?"

@ClayTravis @ClayTravis 100% completely agree. Politicians shouldn't take precedence over TSA staff.

Not paying TSA agents is indefensible. Every congressman and senator and their staffs should also go unpaid if they shut down pay for workers like this.

@WSJ @WSJ Since Amazon would be its #1 customer, it's a pretty good idea.

Breaking: Jeff Bezos is in talks to raise $100 billion for a new fund that would buy manufacturing companies and use AI to automate them wsj.com/tech/jeff-bezo…

@RayDalio @RayDalio Well said. This is how things get done.

Holding people accountable means understanding them and their circumstances well enough to assess whether they can and should do some things differently, getting in sync with them about that, and, if they can't adequately do what is required, removing them from their jobs. It is not micromanaging them, nor is it expecting them to be perfect (holding particularly overloaded people accountable for doing everything excellently is often impractical, not to mention unfair). #principleoftheday

@cb_doge @cb_doge Long term this could be a very big deal.

Global population to shrink this century as birth rate falls. The world is set to have 200 mn fewer people than previously expected by 2100. Fertility rates have fallen below the replacement rate in most continents.

@orangebook @orangebook Interesting story. I had no idea about how you picked the name.

Personal announcement about the direction I'm taking this account: I've been writing regularly here for something like eight years now. It started one morning when I woke up and told myself: what if I started to journal online and wrote a few posts in English every day? This shouldn't be difficult as long as I'm living a life worth writing about. I'll probably get more eloquent in the process, improve my English, and potentially make some friends. On the small desk of my old share-house room in Tokyo, there was a computer, an orange, and a few books. That’s how “Orange Book” was born. My writing probably evolved quite a lot throughout the years, but the core idea has always been “write what you want/need to read” and “self-reflect on your own unique experiences, find your own words, write them down, and maybe they will resonate with a few other people out there as well.” I value my own privacy, so I naturally decided to create a faceless account, write in an impersonal voice, and leave aside most of the details of my personal life. I also didn’t want to spoil my own intergenerational novel that I'd been working on for many years now that is based on the stories of my family. Unfortunately, it also increasingly felt like I was writing in a voice that AI could replicate anytime; but also, after iterating on so many different drafts of my book, I slowly understood that the “final version” was going to take a very different shape. It has many characters, many locations, many perspectives, many voices that aren’t mine, and it was getting obvious that a lot of the details of my personal journey that I had kept “secret” were never going to make it to the book anyway, so I thought I might as well share them with the people who wanted to know. Going forward, I am shifting most of my writing to the subscription space, and although the topics will remain similar - health, wealth, education, relationships, talent, purpose, and more recently, parenting - I will adopt a much more personal voice, far closer to who I am in real life, and hope to attract readers who care more about the real-life stories than the lessons I once extracted from them. Recently, it sometimes felt like I was becoming a caricature of myself anyway, and people who have been following me for many years probably noticed how my output had been decreasing. I tried to renew myself as a writer last year by interviewing other people, but it turns out that I am more of an essayist than a journalist; and hopefully, I’ll be able to call myself a novelist soon. After nearly 15,000 public tweets, I’m making a shift towards pursuing a much more personal and authentic voice on this platform. Big thanks to all the people who have been reading me throughout the years, I’m very grateful for the connections I’ve made here, and I hope to see some of you on the other side. Orange Book

Some heroes don’t wear capes—they just keep the $1.50 hot dog 🌭 alive. Lesson for founders: protect what makes your brand iconic.

@nikitabier @nikitabier This is a great idea for at least the option to see the summary first before opting to do the deep dive.

We’re rolling out summaries for Articles now. Just tap the Summarize button if you want to know if it’s worth your time to read it (or if your attention span is 12 seconds).

@chamath @chamath Insane growth—$6B a week shows prediction markets are going mainstream!

@adidaekin @hamptonism Agreed. Both would help immensely.

@TimKoltek @hamptonism Interest rates need to go below 4%. That should solve most of the issue. And there should be some cap on how much insurance premiums can increase year over year.

Buying a house right now is certifiably insane.

@unusual_whales @unusual_whales Higher for longer prices with supply disruption. This is the new normal.

QatarEnergy CEO says the Iranian attack overnight damaged ~17% of its LNG production capacity, and it would take 3-5 years to repair the damage, per Reuters

@chamath @chamath Great point. My father gave me advice with my best interests in mind—not necessarily based on what he personally wanted. I will try to do the same for my kids, but it's not easy.

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@paulg @paulg Trust = access. It's that simple.

There's a vintage watch dealer in London (Somlo) that always has watches in amazing condition. 60 year old watches that seem unworn. I asked the owner how he does it. He said they've been around a long time and always pay promptly, so they get first look.

@edgaralandough @edgaralandough Well put —using cash makes spending feel real, and that alone can seriously change your habits.

If you struggle to save money, try this for one month: 1. At the start of the week, withdraw $200 (one $100 bill, five $20s). 2. Leave your debit and credit cards at home. 3. Spend only the cash you pulled. By the end of the week, you’ll notice something: That $100 bill is still unbroken. Because swiping plastic feels easy. Breaking a $100 feels painful.