168 originals
Reason for being
Everyone, Someone.
Hierarchy.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
Belief is a skill that requires practice.
NFTs, explained.
We don't want the thing we're after, we want to be after the thing.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Work vs. Luck
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
The iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.
We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
Builder, investor, trader.
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
Learning.
The simpler the story, the bigger the market.
Know yourself as Nothing. Feel yourself as Everything.
Map ≠ Territory
No one is coming to save you.
Building vs. betting.
Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
It is easier to change yourself than to change the world.
You try to do the best with what you've got and ignore everything else. That's why horses get blinders in horse racing: You look at the horse next to you, and you lose a step.
Perspective.
Each man believes only his experience.
Peace begins when expectation ends.
Appreciation.
More ≠ more.
Observer, expert, practitioner.
Those who have nothing to lose are very rich.
You're under no obligation to be the same person you were 5 minutes ago.
Distraction is dilution.
You only fear being overtaken when you're not being yourself.
Wealth is a ratio, not a number.
Alan Watts
You are what you think you are.
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
Distraction, focus.
Whatever can happen at any time can happen today.
Failure is the frame, not the picture.
Bull, Bear, Builder.
Vision
Slow down.
If you think too much about what they think, you'll lose what you think.
Mindset vs. Mind set
One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don’t know how to do.”
Talk is cheap.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
Grandma's Rule: You have to eat the carrots before you get the dessert.
No great thing is created suddenly.
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
If you sound unique, you can become irreplaceable.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
The fool is always getting ready to live.
Thought, Spoken, Heard
