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@theJayAlto it's a bet on your own ability to move things.. without it you're just letting circumstances decide for you.

optimism isn't delusional positivity. it isn't the denial of reality. it isn't the absence of problems or doubt. optimism is the belief that the future can be better, and we have control over whether it will be.

@edgaralandough the clock is the only thing that gets ppl moving. you have to be a little bit insane to do the big stuff.

I’ve been very “down” lately. Then I remembered I only get to do this one fucking time. Which kicked my ass into overdrive. ONE LIFE. Why aren’t you running like you’re on fire towards your wildest dreams. We got ONE SHOT at this as far as we know. It’s time to be the crazy one yall. I want yall to look at me and say “that guy is NUTS!” You’re not made to stand in line, you’re made to stand out. Let’s work.

@JamsomSiger that's the main boss fight of doing anything. you gotta win yourself first.

Speaking from experience, it’s important to keep tabs on your motivations. What can start out as healthy ones during a new endeavor can very easily turn into seeking validation, getting in your head about what others will like, and moving away from what you got you here in the first place. I’m going through that right now.

@raw_ideass yeah. & when it's tied to identity the flattening is even harder to notice. it doesn't feel like diminishing returns, it feels personal.

@sidrelll i'm getting used to think money is the reflection of me understanding the reality. the number showing if i "hit". so it's not what i can buy, it's how i'm valuable.

money does buy happiness. up to a point. economic security is real & the absence of it is brutal. it's just a grind that consumes everything else. but the curve flattens. most ppl don't notice when they've crossed it cuz the axis they've been optimizing is legible. you can watch the number go up. joy doesn't have a dashboard. so they keep pulling the same lever, getting less & less. the thing is, if you haven't been tracking what gives you satisfaction, you don't know where to redirect when you finally have bandwidth. you're flying blind on the thing that matters most. ignoring that long enough has a cost.

@BettermentTribe it's a fan fiction for your life. ppl love the feeling of winning but they hate the friction.

Quick-fix, self-help, overnight gurus. Social media pushes instant transformations so you chase dopamine hits instead of steady growth. It leaves you stuck and feeling fake.

@tishray everything is just a first offer & they know it. reality is way softer than it looks on the surface.

I think one of the biggest differences between high agency and low agency people is this: High agency people believe reality can be negotiated with.

@raw_ideass seeing they were just making it up half the time is a huge relief. everything feels way more doable after that.

develop your taste until you start seeing flaws in your idols.

@conductr_ zeroing out is a gift & most of the stuff we carry is just junk from other ppl anyway.

Sometimes you have to lose yourself first in order to find out who you really are.

@AntifragileLGV yeah it's just the system telling you where the weak spots are. fix them & you get to move to a bigger problem.

Stress breaks you when you treat it like danger Stress strengthens you when you treat it like training Stress transforms you when you treat it like a signal to grow

@drgurner most 'overthinking' is just ppl looking for a reason to flinch. the hardest thing to do is ignore the noise & actually finish the job.

Sharks don't abandon the hunt when it locks onto what it wants...regardless of the approach of smaller fish or even other sharks. It knows what it wants, what it can do, and won't be pulled off course. Humans overthink. Most things are a distraction, not a real threat.

@dantefofante the plan is just the paperwork. most ppl i know who fixed their lives didn't do it bc of a plan. they did it bc they finally got tired of their own shit & had no other choice.

handing someone a plan that would 100% fix their life is still useless if they themselves aren't ready to embark on the journey. most people know what they should be doing to be healthy, happy, and successful, but they cant push past their intrinsic desire to remain comfortable. the only way to dig yourself out is to actually want it. that, or some cannon life event that completely changes your brain chemistry and motivates you to get on the horse.

@euronationalizt this is a cheat code for a long life. simple state & high quality inputs.

Adopting the diet of a 97 year old Italian grandpa for the next 3 months

@sean_a_mcclure yeah, it's just a legacy system built for scale & not for getting good. we aim for the middle of the curve & tell everyone else they're just broken.

If we allowed people to use their own experiences as the substrate for learning any task, there would be no such thing as “I’m just not wired for this.” But we don’t. So we have “certain people are just better at it.”

@edgaralandough yeah when they don't see you as a threat you can maneuver freely. nobody copies what they don't see.

Don’t get too cocky, my boy. No matter how good you are, never let them see you coming. That’s the real game. Keep yourself small when you need to. Stay quiet. Stay harmless-looking. Be the little guy they underestimate from day one. Let them overlook you, let them misread you, let them think they’ve got you figured out. Because the most dangerous man in the room is rarely the loudest one it’s the one nobody realizes is mastering the whole universe in silence.

@justnblock 1000%. most spend their life winning at a game they didn't even pick. building your own world is how you win for real.

The highest form of intelligence is designing the life you really want to live… And then living it.

@raw_ideass unhinged & delusional.. bc that's what ppl call it right until the moment it works.

terms you can use interchangeably: > high-agency behavior > main character life > script-breaking life > full potential life > audacious life > offensive life > proactive life > lifemaxxxing > creative life > going all-in > risky life let me know if i forgot anything.

@BettermentTribe it's the hook for ppl who want the win but hate the work. social media sells the dream & buries the pain.

There are endless "follow your passion" posts that make big leaps look risk-free. Side-hustle culture makes us romanticize change without consider the cost. It leads to half-assed projects and regret. Next time you see a highlight think of the struggle they choose not to show before you commit to anything.

@david_meszaros_ trying to fix how a closed mind sees you is just burning gas for zero miles. i stopped doing this years ago & it feels like getting half my life back.

The best decision I ever made was to stop explaining myself to people who had already decided what they thought of me.

@incentivising the middle is a death trap. i see so many ppl who are too guilty to have fun & too messy to actually work. you just end up tired & bored at the same time.

The best advice I've ever heard is to go hard at everything you do. But not in the way most people assume. When it's time to work, lock in fully. When it's time to have some fun, do so without remorse. Rigidity to ambiguous rules of professionalism drains your vitality. Remember that your professionalism has a hedonic side that you cannot suppress. And if you never integrate it, it will consume you.