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I spent 6 months learning SQL. That was back in 2000. I wasn't quite sure how useful that was going to be. 25 years later, this was one of the best investments I've made.

Buffett after the long standing ovation he received after announcing his exit as CEO: " The enthusiasm shown by that response can be interpreted in two ways, but I'll take it"

By far the greatest source of anxiety in my life is the voice in my head saying I should be working right now. I should be building/coding/marketing/making videos/researching/experimenting/hunched over my laptop working Ever since I started this solopreneur thing last year this voice has been somewhat inescapable. Occasionally when I'm at a relative maxima of progress the voice subsides. I remember to celebrate the small wins and touch grass and unwind But I have a very difficult time turning this voice off in the evenings and on the weekends. Because nights and weekends are when we build, right? In some ways I think it's because I haven't had my first big win yet. I'm not sitting atop $50k or $100k MRR. I don't have a safety net that makes me feel, well... safe. I feel like I owe to to my future self to ruthlessly sacrifice today for tomorrow, to stay hunched over my laptop until I get my first big break. Until I feel like the work is finally paying off. Because what a shame it would be to give up or let off the gas right before your first big break, right? Surely someone can relate to this

Extrapolating recent trends, 🇮🇹 will soon become the highest public debt economy in 🇪🇺 (its rightful place). 🇬🇷 is on track to have its debt-to-GDP ratio below 100% by the end of this decade (ie lower than all G7 economies apart from 🇩🇪).

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