"Someone who says "I am busy" is either declaring incompetence (and lack of control of his life) or trying to get rid of you." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

If one exposes himself to The World, He becomes filled with The World. If one exposes himself to Truth, He becomes filled with Truth. That which is his greatest Exposure Is that which he Becomes.

There’s no deeper hell than being fully aware you’re wasting your potential.

It matters not If someone cares about you. It matters not If someone loves you. It matters only If someone reveals to you The Truth. For it is the latter That has any Real possibility Of permanently transforming your life.

Man tends to bite the hand that feeds him. If he has not yet betrayed It is not because he is noble. It is because the hour has not yet arrived.

The mind games that humans have been taught to play: Positive thinking Benefit of the doubt Be patient it will come Hope for the best . . . Are invented in order to avoid the harsh Realities of Life. The more one avoids Reality, The harsher his life becomes.

"Men destroy each other during war, themselves during peacetime." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"The key to wealth is that it doesn't matter. Once you've had it, you don't think anything of it; you can wear cheap watches." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Seek it not in The World. For there It cannot be found.

"You will be civilized on the day you can spend a long period doing nothing, learning nothing, and improving nothing, without feeling the slightest amount of guilt." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb in The Bed of Procrustes

"What works on a small scale almost NEVER expands to large scale. " - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I love this idea from David Ogilvy:

Your writing is at its best when you care the least.

New investors talk, old investors listen.

"You will never fully convince someone that he is wrong; only reality can." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb in Skin in the Game

"People tend to whisper when they say the truth and raise their voice when they lie." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Step by step formulas Are great For creating a lifelong novice.

All of the desirable people - the ones that you actually want to work with, spend time with, or date - won’t apply for the job. They have to be identified from afar and hunted down.

"You need Proof of Work to get a meeting with a busy person." Naval

The human must use his agency: To Realize his Insincerities. To stop his games and his nonsense. To stop lying down before the dogma that floats through society. To break free of his decades of conditioning. And become a Rare. True. Human.