"When a person spends all his time in foreign travel, he ends by having many acquaintances, but no friends." Seneca

"Life is very simple. It's work or it's bullshit." Hemingway

Understand the IYI (intellectual yet idiot) bureaucratic-political class: We spend trillions of $$ on Qixotic nuclear games. But: 9 m into a pandemic, we still don't have instant testing, which wd curb the pandemic & avoid lockdowns, which are costing us another few trillions.

Solve big problems early. Rebound after one missed workout, not a decade of inactivity. Repair a strained relationship the next day, not years later. Fix overspending before it becomes a lifestyle. Problems with simple solutions at first become difficult to unwind over time.

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Perfectly said.

Instead of working toward retirement, work toward your ideal lifestyle. There is usually a path to get there in a few years instead of a few decades.

Things that keep talented people from fulfilling their potential: - Trying to please everyone - Imitating the desires of others - Chasing status without questioning why - Playing superhero and trying to do it all alone - Dividing attention between too many projects What else?

"Nothing in life is as important as you think it is when you are thinking about it." Daniel Kahneman

There is this new (old) vaccine that doesn’t strengthen the immune system, but the character. It’s made by AstraSeneca. #dadjokes or better yet #dailydadjokes Cc: Ryan Holiday Tim Ferriss

You can outwork 95% of people by just showing up every day.

Spooky accurate prediction of technology of the future from 1950’s? They nailed it. instagram.com/p/CMJQbZPAMDw/…

Custom made Pagan bag ✨ We are thankful to our customers for their awesome ideas when it comes to customising their MOTA bags because we get to create cool (but challenging nevertheless) things like the one in this photo inspired by a Mercedes S-Class front grille. #MOTA

Sunday AM

We are all artists. The only question is if you acknowledge it or not.

It’s amazing how many incompetent people in this world earn amazing money because they aren’t insecure

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"Acasă aș citi un articol dintr-un număr mai vechi al publicației The New Yorker, găsită pe masă în timp ce mâncam și, pentru a-mi ține promisiunea, aș citi și o poveste scrisă de Cheever." [...] qratedstuff.substack.com/p/ieri-am-fost…