career should be your 2nd priority. hanging out with friends always comes first

winning is really just losing a lot and never killing yourself

You can literally create anything

I need to combine 5am flow state with 11pm self-esteem with 2am creativity with 8am clarity with 11am optimism with 4:55pm vibes

Just deleted LinkedIn

After three beers you can call in a UAV to locate cigarettes on your mini map

I am living my life wrong

The grand contradiction of America is that they need us to keep consuming but they also do not want to pay us. They will shame you for not spending enough while simultaneously not paying you enough to spend.

“so you work 70-80 hours a week on your startup?” “yes, dave” “just to avoid working 40 hrs at a normal job?” “that’s correct, dave”

Wake Up Early - Tell No One. Go to Run - Tell No One. Work A Lot - Tell No One. Eat Healthy - Tell No One. Go to Gym - Tell No One. Avoid fake dopamine by telling people & disrupt your success, Let your work speak.

I'm a big fan of the "GPS Theory" when you miss a turn, your GPS doesn't judge you, it recalculates. No matter how many detours you take, it finds another way forward. Life works like that too. You'll make mistakes, but your destination doesn't vanish. The route just changes.

A lesson I learned this year is that a person's capacity for growth is directly linked to how much truth they can face about themselves without running away.

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You will never feel ready. Ready is not a feeling. It's a decision.

The people who need their own halftime show are the same kind of people who needed their own water fountains.