How to become better at decision making…. - Keep the bigger picture in mind - Set a timer for how long you can spend trying to make the decision - Write down the pros and cons if you need to - Stop asking everyone what they think.

Everyone wants peace of mind, but few people question their diet and habits. Everyone wants love, but few people question their own character. Everyone wants freedom, but few people question their financial investments. Most people don’t truly want what they claim they want.

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. " - Colin Powell

Don't you just love the low-light paintings of Walter Linsley Meegan (1859–1944 )? Here's "Scarborough Moonlight," 1898.

You’ll feel better once you get started.

It's estimated that: - 60% of retired NBA players - 70% of lottery winners - 78% of retired NFL players File for bankruptcy after 3 years... Making money and managing money are two different skills. And you won't get rich unless you master both.

How can today feel like play?

The longer you play the active trading game, the higher the odds you are going to lose.

I don’t know who needs to hear this but you’re putting waaay too much pressure on creating a perfect life. There is no such thing. All you’re really doing is stealing any chance of being content with what you already have.

Write, paint, code, make videos, record podcasts, do it because it allows you to grow as a person It's not meaningless just because someone, or some AI, is better than you at it As long as you enjoy the process, it's already time well-spent Don't take yourself too seriously

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CBDCs are almost here, and the closest launch in the West is the digital Euro that the ECB has been working on. When could it go live? And what could the implications be for the citizens of Europe? That's all explored in my video today. Enjoy! youtu.be/Oo2hUeWdMxk

When your mind is chaotic grab a notebook and spit everything out. Make the thoughts tangible. Organize, add, subtract, and question until you regain clarity.

Warren Buffett addresses the early drafts of his shareholder letters to his sister, Dorothy. Once he finishes it, he replaces her name with "Shareholders." The lesson: Writing for a huge audience is a fast track to getting writer's block, so write for one person instead.

It’s not complicated, life gets better as long as you get better, and it gets worse as soon as you become afraid of taking risks and challenging yourself.

“If people want happiness so badly, why don’t they attempt to understand their false beliefs? First, because it never occurs to them to see them as false or even as beliefs. They see them as facts and reality, so deeply have they been programmed.” – Anthony DiMello

If you have no control over your fears if you haven't learned how to stay calm when you feel challenged it doesn't matter how smart, talented, skilled you are you will keep falling apart every time a life-changing opportunity arises and you will not live up to your potential.

If you want better ideas, read better books.

Ridley's research culminated in his book "The Rational Optimist," arguing that optimism is the sounder philosophical position for our species' future.

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