Lukas

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@gregisenberg Spot on! Love it so much that I added a quote from you to my collection @lukas?entry=1f2544de98472326" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mindletter.com/@lukas?entry=1…

When I first became a dad I was genuinely worried my career would suffer. The opposite happened. 3 things changed that I wasn't expecting. First, a child cuts the filler from your life instantly. I used to sit at my desk for 14 hours and feel like I was crushing it when in reality maybe 4 of those hours were actual work and the rest was meetings that didn't need to happen, scroll sessions I told myself were research, and "quick calls" that turned into 90 minutes of nothing. A child deletes all of that overnight. Because you literally don't have the time anymore. Every hour matters in a way it didn't before. You could be with your kid, working on your startup, exercising, having dinner with your wife, sleeping. When your time is actually full of things you care about, the filler can't survive. I'm shipping more now than before my kid was born. Half the meetings. Faster decisions. I stopped saying yes to things out of politeness because my time has a very real cost now that I can feel in my bones. Second, your risk tolerance goes up, not down. Everyone assumes having a kid makes you play it safe. For me it created this urgency to build something real while my kid is young enough to not remember the hard parts. That urgency is more useful than any productivity system I've ever tried. Third, your thinking just gets clearer. I don't know how else to explain it. You stop deliberating for days and just make the call. You stop chasing every opportunity and only chase the ones that actually excite you. Something about being responsible for another human being gives you this filter that cuts through the noise instantly. Before my kid, I'd go back and forth on a decision for a week. Now I make it by lunch and move on. I used to think having a kid was the thing I'd do after I built the company. Turns out the kid made me better at building the company. Wish someone had told me that sooner. So I'm telling you. I know this sounds like something a new dad says to justify it. I thought the same thing when other dads told me. Then it happened to me and I understood. I think you will too.

Good morning quote for you: „He who cannot obey himself will be commanded.“ — Friedrich Nietzsche Happy Friday! PS: In the screenshot you see the quote in German. Mindletter supports dozens of languages. Try it out in your own mother tongue.

@stijnnoorman This concept change my life too, everyone should be aware of that

Make hard decisions. Easy choices, hard life. Hard choices, easy life. When in doubt, go for the decision that's hard now.

Naval and Andrew Huberman changed my life. I watched hundreds of their videos in the last years. Here are the 20 best lessons I learned that will change your life:

Good morning quote for you: „The body contains the life story just as much as the brain.“ — Edna O'Brien Have a nice Thursday.

@SystemsForScale Who doesn’t have when looking at the ocean waves?

@MindletterCom 📚 Reflective moments on the beach? 🏖️

Have you ever been at the beach and * read a great book? * reflected on your life? * had some deep realizations? It's easier than ever to remember your thoughts with voice transcription and live insight capture. Enjoy your next beach day. Never forget insights again.

Good morning quote for you: „You are what you repeatedly do. Success therefore, is not a trait but a habit.“ — Aristotle Wish you a nice Wednesday.

@KevinSzabo14 the universe will give it back 10 times to you

If you want to earn more money: Do more favors. Expect nothing in return. Give it 6 months. Watch life changing opportunities fall onto your lap.

@TTrimoreau The input

If AI gives everyone the same output, what makes yours different from them ?

@siddharthwv Let’s keep trying everyone

There's only one way to win in life. Take so many shots it becomes impossible for you to fail. Start more businesses. Approach more women. Read more books. Launch more offers. Build more products. Pitch more strangers. Face more rejections. You won't keep failing forever.

@LucaCaponeX @marclou I've similar wants and realizations as @marclou in my 30s now. Glad of your comment we are not on a bad trajectory Luca :-)

@marclou Wait til you see the list at 50. It barely changes, you just stop apologizing for it. Empty calendar and meaningful work age really well. The fancy car was never the point.

What I wanted at 20: - A fancy car - A lot of friends - A high-paid job - A crazy social life - A lot of validation What I want at 30: - A fit body - A best friend - A peaceful mind - A meaningful work - An empty calendar

@TTrimoreau Mindletter

Name a company that was ahead of its time

Good morning quote for you: „Life punishes the vague wish and rewards the specific ask.“ — Tim Ferriss Have a nice Tuesday.

@TTrimoreau Personal and spiritual growth

What problem does your startup solve?

@readswithravi Some timeless gems in there. Captured in Mindletter to remind me of it automatically again in future :)

Always carry a book with you.

@RyanHoliday Love the insight that strategy is mainly about keeping options open

What comes after financial freedom for you?

@theJayAlto hits home hard! too often we just let time pass without meaningful pursuit

some could live for a thousand years and still complain that life is short. seneca spoke of this 2,000 years ago: "it is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it." how to live longer is a pointless pursuit if you haven't yet figured out how to live.

@thesamaxe @eliana_jordan thanks Sam :)

@MindletterCom @eliana_jordan I believe in you

how much money did you make so far as an indie hacker?

@readswithravi Awesome quote. The easiest person to lie to is yourself

“Above all, don't lie to yourself.” — Dostoevsky