5 short rules for a better life:
1. Own the morning
2. Only focus on what’s in your control
3. Treat success and failure the same
4. Constantly ask ‘is this necessary?’
5. Love your fate (Amor Fati)
We have been oversold the value of more and undersold the value of less.
As we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Essentialism, it seems to be more relevant than ever.
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I'm 38.
When I was 32 I worked in a bank, went woke (then broke) & suffered depression.
Then I discovered Naval Ravikant's "How to get rich" post & made several million dollars by 38
8 of his insights that transformed my life (and will do the same for you):
I talked to the CEO of a moderately big tech co who said they'd replaced Figma with Replit. This surprised me because I don't even think of them as being in the same business. But he said Replit is so good at generating apps that they just to straight to prototype now.
This man who heals what doctors can't:
Jiddu Krishnamurti.
It's impossible to be psychologically trapped, stressed, or anxious after understanding his teachings.
Here's his 5-step approach to unlocking mental freedom:
If you’re overwhelmed by stress, the best solution is NOT:
- Meditation
- Therapy
- Ignoring it
There's actually a biological reset switch built into your body:
The most dangerous, oddly glorified, yet overlooked problem in the world:
Overthinking and underacting.
It's why you're stressed, depressed and your immune system is always in chaos.
Here's Eckhart Tolle 7-step protocol to escape the prison of overthinking: 🧵