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The iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
You don't have a lack of ideas, you have a lack of deadlines
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Distraction, focus.
It is a narrow mind which cannot look at a subject from various points of view.
Process vs. plan.
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
Grandma's Rule: You have to eat the carrots before you get the dessert.
If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone.
The simpler the story, the bigger the market.
Labor, leverage.
Peace begins when expectation ends.
Each man believes only his experience.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
Freedom is the gap between earn and burn.
Distraction.
The world will try and tell you who you are, and you have to tell yourself who you are. There's this ongoing battle, and somehow there needs to be a reconciliation between the two.
It is really hard to make something easy.
Work vs. Luck
Chronos, Kairos.
Comfort vs. pain.
There's a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.
Become the best in the world at what you do. Keep redefining what you do until this is true.
Belief gets in the way of learning.
Builder, investor, trader.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Those who have nothing to lose are very rich.
We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
Slow down.
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
Ignore people playing status games. They gain status by attacking people playing wealth creation games.
Hare & tortoise.
Truth, trend.
If you sound unique, you can become irreplaceable.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
The source of wisdom is whatever is going to happen to us today.
Everyone, Someone.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
Knowing vs. understanding.
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
What you work on is more important than how hard you work.
There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.
If you keep looking back, you're gonna trip going forward.
Perspective.
Bull, Bear, Builder.
The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.
Experience.
Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity.
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
If you think too much about what they think, you'll lose what you think.
If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
It took me years to play like myself.
Focus is determined by what you ignore.
The shortcut is to stop looking for shortcuts.
Experience is up only.
Truth
‘No matter how far ahead I get, I always feel behind in my mind.’
Generalist, specialist.
Map ≠ Territory
