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The group of people you spend the most time with should make the exceptional feel very normal

Bring back vibrance

@madiwakar Agreed. It’s a silent killer. You pick your head up one day and realize how much growth you’ve missed out on

@bennettnew100 The scariest version of this is when you can't tell it's happening. You don't feel yourself settling. You just slowly stop reaching.

The group of people you spend the most time with should make the exceptional feel very normal

@MatthiasReedV I love your profile picture

Post college has been better than college, college was better than high school, it just gets better and better

Jim Valvano's inspiring ‘Don’t give up ... Don’t ever give up!’ speech a... youtu.be/SHKzH6zR8xE?si… via @YouTube

Thanks @naval

@TheSeekerFinds @naval Exactly. Be that person in someone else’s life.

In real life it is very difficult finding people like this, sadly. But as a Christian, I feel that's part of why I'm here, to help those who are not doing so well. It seems everyone has health issues, financial issues, relationship issues, mental health issues, etc, that keep them from having an exceptional experience in life. Very few do enjoy life to that extent.

@refinedjournal @naval Communities are built on humans pushing other humans to become better

@bennettnew100 @naval You become the average of who surrounds you. If your crew does hard things it becomes normal. Most people stay with average and call it community.

@AvinashdhurveyX Spend time with people who find the problems worth solving. Most people can’t even see them yet

@bennettnew100 Yeah, if you're with some great physicist, the most difficult problem will seem like nothing.

@dupanos Yes. You cut the fluff out and then you look inward.

@bennettnew100 it might be hard to cut out people that deep inside you feel are holding you back. but once you do, the only fight left is the internal one.

@jasper_yy Exactly. This hits the nail on the head. Theres almost a feeling of “am I even doing enough.”

This is the real power of environment. The right group doesn’t just motivate you. They reset your default. Shipping becomes normal. High standards become normal. Taking risks becomes normal. Thinking bigger becomes normal. You stop asking, “Is this possible?” And start asking, “Why not me?”

@thegabegaines @naval First, thank you for your service. You understand this concept more than most. Change what’s normal and you change what’s possible.

@bennettnew100 @naval Can confirm. 10 years in Special Forces. Guys doing super human feats felt routine. In that type of environment, everyone levels up.

@naval Philosophers. Your god is reason

@naval Look up to artists. Your god is beauty

If the people you most look up to are investors and financiers, then your God is money.

The fact that it’s trending to stare at a blank wall for 20 minutes and think shows how deprived humans are of thought. We are the product. You shouldn’t spare yourself just 20 minutes. Spare yourself your life.

@SenecaQuote Meditations

One book. Every morning, forever. What's on your nightstand?

@mralexthomas This

Compliment more strangers in the gym

@Jayyanginspires @kwharrison13 You can just stay in the game

@kwharrison13 Stay in the game

Founders Podcast is one of those exceptional examples of "take a simple idea and take it seriously." David Senra has published 444 episodes over almost 10 years; on average one episode every 6-8 days... for a decade. 313 biographies, 111 autobiographies, 12 interviews, etc.

@seezyou Pure dogma

Anybody who don’t have FRIENDS nowadays is smart.

@Jayyanginspires The people who want it the most, the ones who will utilize the permissionless approach at all costs are always going to beat the “experts”

I can't think of a more important concept to master in today's fast-changing economy: