You’re not worth it. You’re not free. You’re not rich. You’re poor. You’re weak. You’re ugly. You’re a conspiracy thinker. You’re offensive. You’re dumb. You’re smart. For all of the quotes above, you have associations with what I’ve written. You might’ve said or heard one of them – or multiple. …
When you create a post daily for a week, you create 7 posts. First 7: Hard. Second 7? Easier. After 70 it becomes harder again. Because you’re getting bored. Getting to 700 is hard. The 700th is easy. The doing has become a part of you. Most of us get …
Trust your instincts. Isn’t true all the time. Instincts are ingrained patterns. So you’re unconsciously competent in what you should do. But instincts don’t always serve you in the best way. Hesitating before you jump.Responding defensively to an allegation.Thinking your worries are justified, at 3AM. Trust your feeling… Same story. …
Large Language Models can generate more text in a minute today, than humans could print in a year 500 years ago. And the generated text will even make good sense. Large Language Models will, sooner or later, even possess the ability to generate real human-like text. In March 2023 it’s …
People make thousands of decisions daily. Most of them without you even knowing. Some are – or at least seem – conscious. The ‘rarely impactful decision’, you don’t make daily, weekly, or even monthly. This is not about what you eat (unless you discover an allergy), wear (unless it’ll get …
You’re afraid to start sharing your opinions with your audience. Because what will they think? Because why would people care about me? Because you have no ‘audience’. You’re afraid to admit to yourself that you want to become the best in the world in doing this thing. Because what if …
Success arises when you do the same thing for an unreasonably long time. Becoming the fastest speed skater in the world. Having a flourishing local bakery as an entrepreneur. Becoming the best videographer for dog videos. Being in constant Zen meditation mode. Whatever your definition of success is. Takes time …
I often catch myself articulating that my biggest constraint is time. But it’s not. Our biggest constraint is perspective. And here’s why. Achievement is a science. You follow the rules, you get the result, it’s that simple. And it is that simple. Getting a result is simple, you just have …
Over the years we’ve discovered what it’s like to remove friction. We know what it’s like to never be bored again. Netflix taught us that. And you know what it’s like? A paradox of choice to get depressed of. We know what it’s like to never be alone again. Social …
Show, don’t tell. Aristotle already knew. And boy is this still true 2000 years later. Culture is built on mimicked behavior. Still. Because of mirror neurons. We do as we see. Employees/colleagues do this. Your tribe does this. Your sports team does this. Kids do this. Family does this. Friends …