Any form of intelligence - artificial or natural is of no use if it doesn't give you any mobility or momentum.

Make Something Wonderful is 250 pages of Steve Jobs in his own words, speaking directly to you. The book contains some of Steve's ideas that I've never found anywhere else. Notes from the book: 1. He didn't care about being right. He cared about being excellent. 2. His mind

New episode: "How Elon Works" This episode covers the insanely valuable company-building principles of Elon Musk A few notes from the episode: 1. The mission comes first. 2. Retreat is not an option. 3. A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle. 4. Product

Starting a company is solving a simultaneous equation - you’re convincing the money that you have the talent, and the talent that you have the money.

The alpha is and always has been how fast you can execute.

Solving the problem of increasing magnitude continuously is the only way in life to keep yourself sane.If you plateau yourself in this area; no force in the world can prevent you from becoming a mediocre person which eventually will create a life that is lived on a template.

You are not defined by what you show. You are what you create every single second on this planet converging ahead with space and time.

”My goal was to engineer products by having a feel for the physics and never have to work for a boss with a business degree.” - Elon Musk

most ppl don’t really think. they rearrange cached thoughts until they feel smart. true thinking is rare because it’s metabolically expensive (just like thinking models are computationally expensive).

"You've got to be prepared to do whatever it takes…” — Elon Musk

You delay and call it strategy but that’s cope. Instead it’s the arrogant assumption that you will be given another shot. You’re betting that tomorrow exists. That the door stays open. That the universe holds your place in line while you gather the courage to move. It doesn’t.

Intellectualism is a common cover-up for fear of direct experience. Carl Jung

macro patience, micro impatience.

Meta Successes/Failures do not matter. Marching towards the True North unwavered is the only skill.

“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.” -Buddha

If I’m being completely honest, half the things I went through were because of me, my lack of discipline, ignoring my gut feelings, my inability to set boundaries, say NO when necessary, and my poor decision-making.

“A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle.” — Elon Musk

To get what you want, you must pay. And if you can't pay with resources, you must pay with pain.

“We generate fears while we sit. We overcome them by action. Fear is nature’s way of warning us to get busy.” – Dr Henry Link Happy morning!!