One of the best ways to improve your self esteem is to perform esteemed acts. Some examples: complete a tough workout, write a thank you note, call a sick friend, help someone without expecting something in return. Our identity is formed by our actions and our thoughts.

"It is not work that kills men, it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more on a man than he can bear. But worry is rust upon the blade. It is not movement that destroys the machinery, but friction." - Henry Ward Beecher What's something you're worried about?

David Perell “The magic you’re looking for, is in the work you’re avoiding.”

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2. If you want to be right, don’t try to be right, try to be less wrong. If you want to be smart, don’t try to be smart, try to be curious and humble.

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It took me 53 years to learn that when waiting for an elevator, 1 ding means going up, and 2 means going down. 🤯

Simple core principle, I like it.

Joe Rogan, and other podcasters themselves aren't "influential". Calm, long-form conversations, and the time to actually communicate ideas does that. #media

Matt Stoller For anyone out of the loop - ex FTC Chair Lina Khan argued that monopolies harm national security, stifle innovation, and weaken the economy. She rejected the idea of protecting “national champions,” showing how competition historically drives progress, citing cases like breaking

This bank branch had a cool piece of yarn art.

Dude, there was the head of a small screw in my Whole Foods 365 chicken noodle soup!

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Walked through a Zeeker dealership in Sweden today. 👀 No wonder we’re tariffing .

The avg newly built American home has more than 940 sqft per person, up from 550 square feet in 1973. That’s because even as the typical family home has grown to 2,400 square feet, the number of people living in them has fallen to a record low of 2.5, - U.S. Census Bureau.

From my friend's newsletter - The big "D's" that drive residential real estate transactions,... Diamonds, Diapers, Diplomas, Divorce, Death, Downsizing and Debt.

It’s clear when you listen to them talk, big tech is not going to pay to build their own power plants. They’re hooking them to the grid AFAP and then they’ll blame regulations, NIMBYs, woke, Biden etc. and seek your tax $.

Lived large today and dropped $4.27 on a discounted Sumo orange.

Why would a gold-standard band like R.E.M. permanently hang it up? They owe us nothing, but what could you be doing that’s more purposeful than bringing joy to tens of millions?