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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.
It is easier to change yourself than to change the world.
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
Think of many things; do one.
80:20
Belief is a skill that requires practice.
Price is what you pay; value is what you get.
It is really hard to make something easy.
Failure = feedback.
Those who have nothing to lose are very rich.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
‘Everything is original, nothing is original’
We may define therapy as a search for value.
Building vs. betting.
You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them.
Knowing vs. understanding.
Belief gets in the way of learning.
Failure is the frame, not the picture.
We suffer more in imagination than reality.
More moves and less chat.
No, it took me my whole life.
Hare & tortoise.
The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
Equity unites, politics divides.
Nothing draws a crowd quite like a crowd.
An unproblematic state is a state without creative thought. Its other name is death.
The Overthinker.
When you feel like giving up is precisely the point everybody else gives up. So it’s at that point that you must put in extra effort.
We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.
Banks vs. Blockchains
If it looks simple, it was hard.
Process vs. plan.
Truth
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
Slow down.
Map ≠ Territory
We don't want the thing we're after, we want to be after the thing.
There's a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.
Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity.
Mindset vs. Mind set
What you work on is more important than how hard you work.
No one is coming to save you.
Said, done.
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
What you can imagine depends on what you know.
Switching costs.
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
NFTs, explained.
We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
Truth, trend.
Value is subjective.
Learning.
If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone.
If you sound unique, you can become irreplaceable.
Ignore people playing status games. They gain status by attacking people playing wealth creation games.
Grandma's Rule: You have to eat the carrots before you get the dessert.
You are what you think you are.
Vision
