PlainTruths | The Uncomfortable Part

Most people aren’t underpaid. They’re correctly paid for a system that profits from them staying replaceable.

“Power doesn’t corrupt. Fear corrupts… perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” — John Steinbeck

“Most people overestimate what they can do in a year and underestimate what they can do in ten years.” — Bill Gates

“Incentives rule everything. If you want to understand behavior, look at what people are rewarded for.” — Charlie Munger

The biggest lie about work is that loyalty is rewarded. It’s tolerated until it becomes inconvenient.

Burnout isn’t caused by working hard. It’s caused by realizing effort doesn’t change your position.

Most people don’t hate work. They hate being powerless for 8 hours a day and being told it’s “normal.”

There’s a moment when you realize you’re not tired — you’re just bored of pretending this is enough.

Quiet progress feels invisible while you’re living it. It only looks obvious in hindsight.

@hamptonism It’s the awareness that hurts — knowing exactly what you’re capable of and still feeling stuck.

There’s no deeper hell than being fully aware you’re wasting your potential.

@TheOvermanEthos The hardest part isn’t the years — it’s realizing too late what you were trading your time for.

The biggest scam of all time: Work a job you hate for 40 years so you can enjoy life when you are 60.

There’s a specific kind of burnout that comes from knowing you’re capable of more — and having nowhere to put it.

@justinskycak That regret usually isn’t about effort — it’s about never getting a real chance to try.

Doing the work is hard, but what's even harder is coping with the fact that you had potential and didn't capitalize it. The fatigue you feel from hard work is surface-level, whereas thinking "could have been me" the rest of your life will completely destroy you at the core.

Money doesn’t guarantee happiness but it sure does help in removing a lot of unnecessary suffering.

Have you ever felt competent but still out of place at work?

Most people aren’t bad at their jobs. They’re bad at pretending the job makes sense.

Most people aren’t lazy. They’re exhausted from spending time on things that don’t move their life forward.

@jules_mesh A lot of “hustle” is just people trying to justify not having clarity.

I don’t believe in working 24/7 just to say I’m “hustling.” If there’s no clear goal, no strategy and no life outside of work. What’s the point? Work smart. Build freedom. Not overwhelm.

@kurosewa This is what it feels like when time starts feeling stolen instead of spent.

i hate this job i want out im losing time here im losing so much time i should be fixing everything but i cant because im too busy being at this fucking job

@kaderobs This hits harder than most time management advice.

You don’t need more time. You need better priorities.

@sharran This is true more often than people want to admit.

If it’s not a priority on your calendar, it’s not a priority in your life.