168 originals
NFTs, explained.
Mindset vs. Mind set
Creativity before productivity.
Switching costs.
Thought, said, heard, understood.
Truth, Perception
You are here.
‘No matter how far ahead I get, I always feel behind in my mind.’
Hierarchy.
Numbers obscure nuance.
Distraction.
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
The iron rule of nature is: you get what you reward for. If you want ants to come, you put sugar on the floor.
I have realized that the past and future are real illusions, that they exist in the present, which is what there is and all there is.
Each man believes only his experience.
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
Belief is a skill that requires practice.
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
Building vs. betting.
Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.
The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.
You are what you think you are.
Do less, do more.
Talk is cheap.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
View reading as an investment.
Observer, expert, practitioner.
Builder, investor, trader.
We must not allow other people's limited perceptions to define us.
No one is coming to save you.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
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.
Distraction is dilution.
Fashions fade, style is eternal.
Become the best in the world at what you do. Keep redefining what you do until this is true.
Hours vs. Iterations
If the path before you is clear, you're probably on someone else's.
Take a simple idea and take it seriously.
Done is better than perfect.
It's not about who got here first, it's about who stays.
You don't have to start from scratch to do something interesting.
It's all relative.
Those who have nothing to lose are very rich.
We suffer more in imagination than reality.
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
Think of many things; do one.
Thought, Spoken, Heard
The giver is the recipient.
Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity.
Realize.
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.
The first rule of compounding is to never interrupt it unnecessarily.
Vision
If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.
Cover, story.
Just because you can acquire the thing doesn't mean you can maintain the thing.
Banks vs. Blockchains
Comfort vs. pain.
The obstacle is the way.
