Jared Towers

Entrepreneurship is not just about building companies. It is about training yourself to notice opportunities everyone else walks past.

@brightafia Going for walks without earphones in. The lack of external stimulation has allowed ideas to flow more freely.

What's a health habit that's changed how you think?

@Psikobilim_ What this misses is that people who take more risks and put themselves out there (regardless of talent) tend to be more ‘lucky’ because they increased the opportunities for good things to happen to themselves. Measuring luck versus talent in isolation never tells the full story.

Yüksek başarıda şansın payı düşündüğümüzden çok daha büyük olabilir: Bir simülasyon çalışmasında en başarılı kişiler, en yetenekliler değil; ortalamanın biraz üzerinde yetenekli ama en şanslı kişiler oldu. En yetenekliler ise çoğu zaman zirveye bile yaklaşamadı.

@SahilBloom “I’m not ready” is one of the most common beliefs people hold. The reality is that no matter how well prepared you are, you will have to do some learning as you go.

The older I get, the more I realize how many people waste their entire lives waiting to feel ready. Gathering more information. Creating the perfect plan. Simulating progress. Convincing themselves they’ll start tomorrow. Readiness is a myth. Action creates clarity. Do the thing.

Resentment often begins long before the argument. It begins the moment an expectation goes unspoken.

@razvanfotia The most common limiting belief I see is "I'm not ready". The truth is, no matter how well prepared you are, you will have to do some learning as you go - and you have to have the self-belief that you'll figure it out on the way.

I'm 33, and let me tell you: "ready" never showed up for anything that mattered (kids included), so start anyway.

You'll never feel successful until you decide what success means to you. Borrowed definitions result in borrowed lives.

@LeoTollstoy The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge.

What’s one book that permanently changed how you think?

@ML_Philosophy The behaviour continues because it’s been reinforced: You procrastinate, experience anxiety, then pull it off. Until that cycle stops working, you have little incentive to abandon it.

the fact that i procrastinate and still get the job done is the reason i still procrastinate

@brightafia It goes to the best executors: those who think big, take risks, and constantly iterate.

Money doesn't go to the most talented, smartest, or hardest working person. It goes to the one who took the most risk.

@ML_Philosophy If you want something done, ask a busy person.

What's some brutally honest advice that everyone should know?

@sidrelll That’s the way!

@jaredltowers treating everyone as a fixed variable is a huge plus. you just build around the world you have right now.

Your life improves greatly the moment you stop waiting for other people to change first.

@UnmodernmanBot The harder you are to manipulate, the more dangerous you are.

You only become dangerous once you stop needing validation. When your identity isn’t for sale, when you can walk away from anything, when you know exactly who you are, people feel it. And they either align with you… or fear you.

@LewisHowes Eating dinner together to discuss the day's events.

What is one tradition you want to create for your family?

@eagleseyeinc Understanding patterns then doing something about it if those patterns don't serve you. Effective action is always more important than simply having an awareness.

the greatest form of intelligence is understanding patterns.

@bluewmist People often do it from a place of empathy, and to help undo the “aloneness” someone else feels, particularly if they’re sharing a difficult experience. However, it often has the opposite effect if not done tactfully and can come across as competitive.

normalize not bringing up a similar story about yourself when someone is telling you something about themselves, just listen

@Dearme2_ Humans were designed to be busy but we were not designed to be constantly distracted. Those are two different things.

A VERY unpopular opinion; humans were never meant to be this busy. That’s why everyone is anxious and depressed.

@goodreads Yes! The cover says a lot about the book. I’m always curious as to why an author chooses certain artwork to represent their story.

Do you judge books by their covers? Be honest.

@ML_Philosophy One of the less obvious consequences of confidence is that it makes the approval of others less valuable. Not everyone responds well to that shift.

Not everyone dislikes your confidence. Some simply don't know what to do with someone who doesn't need their approval.