168 originals
We don't want the thing we're after, we want to be after the thing.
Bull, Bear, Builder.
Take a simple idea and take it seriously.
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
If you think too much about what they think, you'll lose what you think.
Just because you can acquire the thing doesn't mean you can maintain the thing.
Switching costs.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
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.
Everyone, Someone.
What you can imagine depends on what you know.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
It took me years to play like myself.
Numbers obscure nuance.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Learning.
Freedom is the gap between earn and burn.
Value is subjective.
Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.
The obstacle is the way.
Observer, expert, practitioner.
Said, done.
Movement, action.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
It is really hard to make something easy.
Creativity before productivity.
The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.
The iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.
Belief gets in the way of learning.
Whatever can happen at any time can happen today.
The greatest shortcoming of the human race is our inability to understand exponential growth
No great thing is created suddenly.
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
Shoot.
Thought, Spoken, Heard
Distraction is dilution.
There's a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.
Hierarchy.
Thought, said, heard, understood.
Building vs. betting.
You are here.
Hours vs. Iterations
Focus is determined by what you ignore.
View reading as an investment.
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
The fool is always getting ready to live.
Cover, story.
Become the best in the world at what you do. Keep redefining what you do until this is true.
Talk is cheap.
Hare & tortoise.
If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone.
Appreciation.
Ignore people playing status games. They gain status by attacking people playing wealth creation games.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Chronos, Kairos.
Mindset vs. Mind set
The shortcut is to stop looking for shortcuts.
Realize.
