The smartest people I know aren't afraid to look dumb. They try out "dumb" ideas. They ask "dumb" questions. They make "dumb" mistakes. Having brains doesn't do you any good if you don't have the balls to use them.

Every successful person I know has delusional levels of self belief.

If it doesn't lead to something you'd want to take over your life, don't do it.

“It's impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.” ― Epictetus

Hay gente que prospera porque invierte, ahorra, se sacrifica, vive austera y frugalmente, que es una cosa que no está bien vista. Esa disciplina de ahorrar, de controlarte, de ser trabajador, es lo que te salva siempre. (1/7)

The irony of dreams is that you have to wake up, get out of bed, and face your nightmares to make them come true. No one will slay your monsters for you.

Once you leave you can never go back. Even if you go back.

You become powerful when you no longer need people to clap for you. You just build, quietly, and win.

“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — Pablo Picasso

The secret to success in almost all fields is large, uninterrupted blocks of focused time.

The smartest people around me say "I dont know" the most.

The opportunity cost of not going after your dreams is incredibly high. The problem is most people don’t realize it until it’s too late.

“The day a man becomes superior to pleasure, he will also be superior to pain.” — Seneca

The most dangerous, oddly glorified, yet overlooked problem in the world: Chronic Procrastination. It's why you're stressed, anxious, depressed, and your immune system is in chaos. Here's Andrew Huberman's 7-step protocol to escape the prison of procrastination: 🧵

Stop wanting things to be easy and prepare for them to be hard.

Just solve problems. Your problems first. Then others' problems. That's how you learn, become valuable, become high-agency, earn an income, practice creativity, and improve the quality of your mind, body, spirit, finances, relationships. Get distracted and life starts to crumble.

AIs aren’t minds and robots aren’t bodies. They’re better at some things - usually the things we hate to do. They’re worse at other things - usually the things we like to do. Automation more than competition.

“Awareness of ignorance is the beginning of wisdom.” — Socrates

The Key to Happiness from the Stoics: 1. Focus only on what you can control. 2. Think about yourself less. 3. Realize: you have everything you need.

"Elephant. My favorite animal: takes no crap, gives no crap, harms no-one but when one tries to harm it, never forgets." - Nassim Taleb