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If it looks simple, it was hard.
Peace begins when expectation ends.
Reason for being
Done is better than perfect.
The future is already here – it's just not very evenly distributed.
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
It is really hard to make something easy.
Realize.
Hierarchy.
Words can be communicative only between those who share similar experiences.
There's a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across.
Map ≠ Territory
Hare & tortoise.
We seldom speak of what we have but often of what we lack.
It's not about who got here first, it's about who stays.
Grandma's Rule: You have to eat the carrots before you get the dessert.
NFTs, explained.
Process vs. plan.
Everyone, Someone.
Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
The flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
You don't have a lack of ideas, you have a lack of deadlines
Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.
Appreciation.
Equity unites, politics divides.
Labor, leverage.
When all is said and done, more is said than done.
What you can imagine depends on what you know.
Distraction, focus.
We may define therapy as a search for value.
Value is subjective.
More moves and less chat.
Knowing vs. understanding.
There are three types of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.
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.
If you sound unique, you can become irreplaceable.
You are here.
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.
Banks vs. Blockchains
The fool is always getting ready to live.
The more you compare, the less you differentiate.
Work vs. Luck
We don't want the thing we're after, we want to be after the thing.
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 simpler the story, the bigger the market.
Said, done.
Distraction.
Don't just do something, stand there.
If you want to make the wrong decision, ask everyone.
Truth, Perception
Switching costs.
Belief is a skill that requires practice.
No one is coming to save you.
It took me years to play like myself.
Builder, investor, trader.
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.
Each man believes only his experience.
Those who have nothing to lose are very rich.
