“Never argue with an idiot. They’ll drag you down to their level and beat with experience.” — Mark Twain

"Devote the rest of your life to making progress." — Epictetus

Last week I went to Libya, the 100th country I’ve visited. Spent a day in Tripoli, drove across the country to Ghadames, back to the capital, then saw Leptis Magna and Sabratha. Gorgeous country, so much potential, yet still bears the scars of its past.

I used to be cool and drink red bull vodkas now I say things like "dont touch receipts" WTF hapepned

“If it’s endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining.” — Marcus Aurelius Daily Stoic

Sunny Morning 5k

Charlie Munger’s checklist for clear thinking:

Easy 10k to start the work week ✔️ I’ve ran periodically for years, but it’s been secondary to lifting. going to ramp up the mileage the coming months. Having fun testing Aura, thanks for the invite ∩. Inspired by your savage 100mi run last weekend.

Fast (for me) 5k. Going to shave a couple minutes off it the coming months.

Beware: learning more is a smart person’s favorite form of procrastination.

You are your own worst enemy. You waste precious time dreaming of the future instead of engaging in the present. Since nothing seems urgent to you, you are only half involved in what you do. The only way to change is through action and outside pressure.

This is mind blowing

The person with the more global perspective wins. Expand your gaze.

Be strict with yourself and tolerant of others, Marcus Aurelius says. Your standards are for you.

The purest reason to make something is not to make money and not even to make the thing. It’s to have the experience of making the thing - and no one can take that from you.

Continuous learning is the only defensible moat.

the rare flex now is *not* pulling out your phone.

Rest in peace, Scott Adams. I remember reading Dilbert in the paper often as a kid before school, thinking when my dad was at work he must he in an office environment like that. Watched and occasionally sipped coffee with CWSA. You impacted untold millions.

For quality of life, it is better to err on the side of being an optimist and wrong, rather than a pessimist and right

"A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance." — Hunter S. Thompson