This is a good line from Jay Clouse in promoting his podcast:
“You can literally learn almost everything I know simply by binging the channel or podcast.”
The growth cycle
“I could NEVER do that.” “I don’t think I could do that.” “I guess I could try it.” “Maybe I’ll try it again.” “I did it!” “I bet I could do it again.” “I did it again!” “Maybe I can teach someone else how to do it.” “I don’t feel like doing it any more.” “Maybe I could do something else?” “Nah, I could NEVER do that.” And round and round it goes…
Love this line from Kieran Drew’s newsletter:
“Freedom is not a lack of commitments. It’s committing to the things you love.”
Sometimes we worry about things.
Sometimes we convince ourselves we’re supposed to worry about things.
Those aren’t the same.
Relationships are much more valuable than followers.
And yet…
We spend most of our time trying to figure out how to get more followers instead of how to build more relationships.
Want to read more books?
Try this:
When you go to watch YouTube videos or scroll your social feed, pick up a book and read for 5 minutes first.
Connecting a thing you want to do more of to a thing you already do too much of is a great way to build a new (and improved) habit.
Most amazing creations go unnoticed by the masses.
That doesn’t make them any less amazing.
If your creation doesn’t catch on, it doesn’t mean it’s not great.
It just means it’s in the majority.
“The best coaches make you less dependent on them and more confident in your own problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.”
If anyone ever asks you what day 90s culture began, the answer is is not January 1, 1990.
The correct answer is September 24, 1991.
Nirvana’s Nevermind, A Tribe Called Quest’s Low End Theory, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik were all released that day.
I’ve been thinking about consistency a lot lately and I’m starting to think it’s incredibly misunderstood.
This is a good example of one of those misunderstandings.
Found it in Shaan Puri’s newsletter.
No one, but everyone.
“There was no one else like them, except for everybody.” Chuck Klosterman wrote that line to describe author Elizabeth Wurtzel and Mark Leyner in his book The Nineties. I’m not really familiar with either, but I love the concept. Successful artists have a unique ability to express things many feel, but few can express.
The “best” things money can buy
Make a list of things you can buy for $50 or less that will make your life easier, simpler, or more enjoyable on an ongoing basis. Then buy them. A few examples: A nice glass to drink water out of instead of plastic bottles. A super comfortable piece of clothing (t-shirt, socks, pajamas, etc). A new towel to use after a shower. A hook to put on your wall so you have a specific place to hang a hat or something else that currently doesn’t have a set place.
A nice soundtrack for a Sunday morning stroll.
True freedom is listening to yourself.
It’s your home, do whatever the hell you want with it.
Turn your garage into a neighborhood pub or live in your art.
It always feels like a red flag to me when people talk about how to “win” at business.
Tough to “win” a game when everyone uses a different scorecard, plays by different rules, and the game has no end.
Self-imposed deadlines exist to pressure yourself into doing things you don’t want to do.
But maybe you shouldn’t be doing those things in the first place?
Listen to this album.
AI can only show you what you know you’re looking for.
It can only teach you what you know you want to learn.
It can only answer questions you know to ask.
The opportunity in an AI world is to give people what they don’t know to look for.
"No one quite knows why it was started"
Harvey Firestone, the tire tycoon, once said this about rich men building big houses: “Why is it that a man, just as soon as he gets enough money, builds a house much bigger than he needs? I do not know why I do it - the houses are only a burden. But I have done it, and all my friends who have acquired wealth have big houses. But in most cases, and especially with men who have earned their own money, the house is just built, and when it’s done, no one quite knows why it was started.