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23 Jan, 10:58
The only alpha left in life is in sitting in the rare books, manuscripts, & scrolls that OpenAI hasn’t fed into the machine yet. Your job is to find them, read them, and destroy them before they get to them. You need to go Indiana Jones mode before it's too late. Good luck
-Jordi hays
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-Jordi hays
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eBooks Cafe
23 Jan, 04:31
How a train ride started it all. The story of how Harry Potter came to be.
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21 Jan, 05:46
the mission you feel called to that feels inconvenient but incredibly resonant is the path to your next evolution as an individual
- isabel
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- isabel
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eBooks Cafe
21 Jan, 01:36
People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.
― Søren Kierkegaard
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― Søren Kierkegaard
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eBooks Cafe
20 Jan, 10:28
10 Free valuable websites for readers:
- en.app
- librivox.org
- margins.app
- gutenberg.org
-fivebooks.com
-openlibrary.org
-elevenlabs.io/text-reader
-overdrive.com/apps/libby
-shortform.com/
-mostrecommendedbooks.com
PS - Few more
-libgen.is
-singlelogin.cc
-z-lib.io/login
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- en.app
- librivox.org
- margins.app
- gute
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eBooks Cafe
20 Jan, 08:58
Before you check your phone, ask this high agency prompt:
"What thoughts could I have that would make my mind more interesting than my phone?"
If you can't think of anything, good news: The question is the answer.
- george mack
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"What thoughts could I have that would make my mind more interesting than my phone?"
If you can't think of anything, good news: The question is the answer.
- george mack
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eBooks Cafe
15 Jan, 02:23
The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty.
- james clear
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- james clear
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eBooks Cafe
13 Jan, 19:26
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eBooks Cafe
13 Jan, 18:31
Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another "What! You too? I thought that no one but myself...~C.S. Lewis
Throughout life we experience many different kinds of friendships. On rare occasions, we encounter someone so special that we just know we met for a reason.
These are the kinds of friendships that last forever no matter what city you live in or how often you speak, no matter how old you get or what phase of life you are in.
It’s the type of friendship that has no judgment and sticks by you even when you f*ck up. It’s the kind of friendship that makes you understand unconditional love. Maybe you met your most special friend when you were 6 or 13 or 30… or maybe you are yet to cross paths.
It happens at different stages for different people. But when it does, there is no greater comfort than knowing that this person will be right there beside you to share the happiness, the sadness and everything in between! Never ever take these friends for granted. Cherish them 💙
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Throughout life we experience many different kinds of friendships. On rare occasions, we encounter someone so special that we just know we met for a reason.
These are the kinds of friendships that last forever no matter what city you live in or how often you speak, no matter how old you get or what phase of life you are in.
It’s the type of friendship that has no judgment and sticks by you even when you f*ck up. It’s the kind of friendship that makes you understand unconditional love. Maybe you met your most special friend when you were 6 or 13 or 30… or maybe you are yet to cross paths.
It happens at different stages for different people. But when it does, there is no greater comfort than knowing that this person will be right there beside you to share the happiness, the sadness and everything in between! Never ever take these friends for granted. Cherish them 💙
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eBooks Cafe
13 Jan, 09:29
...things get broken, and sometimes they get repaired, and in most cases, you realize that no matter what gets damaged, life rearranges itself to compensate for your loss, sometimes wonderfully.
Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life
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Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life
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eBooks Cafe
13 Jan, 04:28
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind
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Eric Hoffer, The Passionate State of Mind
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eBooks Cafe
12 Jan, 19:26
People who socialise
their happiness less,
Are happy more in Real.
~shreya jain
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their happiness less,
Are happy more in Real.
~shreya jain
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eBooks Cafe
12 Jan, 17:19
This book taught me one very important thing…
YOU DON’T OWN YOUR IDEAS.
They are yours in the moment and if you do not do something with them, they will move onto the next person.In other words Take Action!Great ideas are like gold. Finite. Fleeting. Valuable.Yet only worth something if they are cashed in…Aka ideas being executed on. If not… they are just another dimond in the rough for someone else to find.
Book: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
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YOU DON’T OWN YOUR IDEAS.
They are yours in the moment and if you do not do something with them, they will move onto the next person.In other words Take Action!Great ideas are like gold. Finite. Fleeting. Valuable.Yet only worth something if they are cashed in…Aka ideas being executed on. If not… they are just another dimond in the rough for someone else to find.
Book: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
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eBooks Cafe
12 Jan, 09:26
If you struggled financially most of your life, and eventually became financially secure, it becomes extremely obvious that nearly all your problems were financial problems, including the chronic health issues that came from unnecessary stress, exhaustion, shortage of nutrients, but also including your relationships issues that came from not having enough resources to become the calmest, happiest, most thoughtful version of yourself.
-orange book
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-orange book
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eBooks Cafe
12 Jan, 04:12
Things you do - irrespective of whether they succeed or fail - teach you more about yourself and the world than not doing anything.
This is why you must embrace bias for action. It’s free alpha in life.
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This is why you must embrace bias for action. It’s free alpha in life.
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eBooks Cafe
11 Jan, 14:44
There are times when I
see my younger self in other souls—
moments when I ache to whisper soft words,
to give them the peace I was denied,
to hold their gaze,
to pull them into the kind of embrace
that says “You are not alone.”
But I couldn’t. I still can’t.
Regrets weigh me down—
of words I should have spoken,
of comfort I could have given,
but didn’t... or maybe couldn’t.
How can I offer solace to others
when my younger self still lives inside me,
a shadow I keep blaming—
as though I was never fragile,
never just a child trying to bloom
in a world too harsh to understand?
We are all human. We stumble,
we fall, we break.
But forgiving myself feels like a battle
I can’t win—
a truth I hesitate to share,
because if I can’t do it,
how can I ask them to try?
So I sit beside them,
in the silence that wraps around us,
where words are not enough.
And all I can do is whisper,
“Don’t worry... I’m here. This pain?
It’s just a phase… it will pass
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see my younger self in other souls—
moments when I ache to whisper soft words,
to give them the peace I was denied,
to hold their gaze,
to pull them into the kind of embrace
that says “You are not alone.”
But I couldn’t. I still can’t.
Regrets weigh me down—
of words I should have spoken,
of comfort I could have given,
but didn’t... or maybe couldn’t.
How can I offer solace to others
when my younger self still lives inside me,
a shadow I keep blaming—
as though I was never fragile,
never just a child trying to bloom
in a world too harsh to understand?
We are all human. We stumble,
we fall, we break.
But forgiving myself feels like a battle
I can’t win—
a truth I hesitate to share,
because if I can’t do it,
how can I ask them to try?
So I sit beside them,
in the silence that wraps around us,
where words are not enough.
And all I can do is whisper,
“Don’t worry... I’m here. This pain?
It’s just a phase… it will pass
@amourapoetry
eBooks Cafe
10 Jan, 17:19
Brainrot happens when you find yourself incapable of consuming anything other than extreme short form content.
You also know you're brainrotted when hours fly by consuming info and you remember nothing.
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You also know you're brainrotted when hours fly by consuming info and you remember nothing.
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eBooks Cafe
09 Jan, 07:58
this is not a fucking game, this is your actual life.
those mornings wasted scrolling as soon as you wake up for 1 hour plus are over. you’re done watching other people’s lives, because your life is about to become a highlight reel. you are the main character. you are living the life of your absolute dreams. you are finally making the moves you have been imagining. your wardrobe finally reflects everything you’ve been visualising. when you look in the mirror you feel like an absolute goddess, beautiful, radiant. you wake up and feel so energised. you’ve created a life that excites you, that motivates you, that fulfils you. feel it, breathe into it. it’s all yours.
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those mornings wasted scrolling as soon as you wake up for 1 hour plus are over. you’re done watching other people’s lives, because your life is about to become a highlight reel. you are the main character. you are living the life of your absolute dreams. you are finally making the moves you have been imagining. your wardrobe finally reflects everything you’ve been visualising. when you look in the mirror you feel like an absolute goddess, beautiful, radiant. you wake up and feel so energised. you’ve created a life that excites you, that motivates you, that fulfils you. feel it, breathe into it. it’s all yours.
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eBooks Cafe
08 Jan, 18:41
There’s power in being underestimated… ↓When no one believes in you, there are no expectations to meet—just a blank canvas for you to work on quietly.
The truth is, success doesn’t happen in front of an audience.
It’s built in the shadows—early mornings, late nights, and the hours no one talks about.That’s where the grind happens.That’s where the real winners are made.
And when you finally succeed, they’ll call it luck.
But you’ll know it wasn’t luck—it was discipline, focus, and relentless effort.
So, are you willing to do the work when no one’s watching? Because that’s the work that makes the loudest impact.
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The truth is, success doesn’t happen in front of an audience.
It’s built in the shadows—early mornings, late nights, and the hours no one talks about.That’s where the grind happens.That’s where the real winners are made.
And when you finally succeed, they’ll call it luck.
But you’ll know it wasn’t luck—it was discipline, focus, and relentless effort.
So, are you willing to do the work when no one’s watching? Because that’s the work that makes the loudest impact.
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eBooks Cafe
08 Jan, 13:11
You’d be amazed what you can endure when you have no choice.
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08 Jan, 05:58
the only career advice i have is make every decision that moves you closer to not having to be on linkedin
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eBooks Cafe
08 Jan, 02:33
On saving time
Greetings from Seneca to his friend Lucilius.
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Greetings from Seneca to his friend Lucilius.
Continue to act thus, my dear Lucilius - set yourself free for your own sake; gather and save your time, which till lately has been forced from you, or filched away, or has merely slipped from your hands. Make yourself believe the truth of my words, - that certain moments are torn from us, that some are gently removed, and that others glide beyond our reach. The most disgraceful kind of loss, however, is that due to carelessness. Furthermore, if you will pay close heed to the problem, you will find that the largest portion of our life passes while we are doing ill, a goodly share while we are doing nothing, and the whole while we are doing that which is not to the purpose. What man can you show me who places any value on his time, who reckons the worth of each day, who understands that he is dying daily? For we are mistaken when we look forward to death; the major portion of death has already passed. Whatever years be behind us are in death's hands.
Therefore, Lucilius, do as you write me that you are doing: hold every hour in your grasp. Lay hold of to-day's task, and you will not need to depend so much upon to-morrow's. While we are postponing, life speeds by. Nothing, Lucilius, is ours, except time. We were entrusted by nature with the ownership of this single thing, so fleeting and slippery that anyone who will can oust us from possession. What fools these mortals be! They allow the cheapest and most useless things, which can easily be replaced, to be charged in the reckoning, after they have acquired them; but they never regard themselves as in debt when they have received some of that precious commodity, - time! And yet time is the one loan which even a grateful recipient cannot repay.
You may desire to know how I, who preach to you so freely, am practising. I confess frankly: my expense account balances, as you would expect from one who is free-handed but careful. I cannot boast that I waste nothing, but I can at least tell you what I am wasting, and the cause and manner of the loss; I can give you the reasons why I am a poor man. My situation, however, is the same as that of many who are reduced to slender means through no fault of their own: every one forgives them, but no one comes to their rescue.
What is the state of things, then? It is this: I do not regard a man as poor, if the little which remains is enough for him. I advise you, however, to keep what is really yours; and you cannot begin too early. For, as our ancestors believed, it is too late to spare when you reach the dregs of the cask.[1] Of that which remains at the bottom, the amount is slight, and the quality is vile.
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eBooks Cafe
07 Jan, 02:24
The teacher learns more than the student.The author learns more than the reader.
The speaker learns more than the attendee.
The way to learn is by doing.James Clear
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eBooks Cafe
06 Jan, 14:38
if you don’t like something, just take away it’s only power: your attention.
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06 Jan, 02:20
“If more information was the answer, we would be all billionaires with abs”
— Derek Sivers@ebookscafe
eBooks Cafe
04 Jan, 16:19
If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
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04 Jan, 02:17
today during yoga, the instructor spoke about trees becoming their strongest in autumn. because they aren’t bearing fruit or producing leaves, all of their energy is pushed down into the roots. so what externally appears as death, is actually the catalyst for new life.
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03 Jan, 03:09
Some lessons I've learned from Buffett and Munger:
- Shane Parrish
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1. Wisdom is prevention
2. The fundamental algorithm of life: repeat what works
3. Become a learning machine: The wise of every generation discover the same truths
4. Avoid distractions
5. Spend time thinking
6. Position yourself for opportunity
7. Invert: Avoid what you don't want
8. Avoiding stupidity is easier than seeking brilliance
9. The weakest link causes the problem
- Shane Parrish
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eBooks Cafe
02 Jan, 16:40
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We’re building something exciting—a hub where quotes, insights, and ideas thrive. 🧠✨
📩 DM us to collaborate and co-create. Let’s turn ideas into impact!
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eBooks Cafe
02 Jan, 15:19
How to beat time?
Do you ever find yourself
lost in the whirlwind of time, yearning for the carefree days of youth? As children, time seemed to stretch endlessly before us. Now, the weeks melt into months, and years blur together in a relentless rush.
We strive for achievements, pack our days with endless tasks, but time, like a speeding train, marches on. We race alongside, desperate to seize control, only to find it slipping through our fingers.
Time is a precious and finite resource that cannot be manipulated or defeated. Despite this knowledge, we find ourselves gripped by the fear of its passage, yearning to slow its relentless march.
The key lies not in battling time, but in embracing the present. Let us romanticise the everyday, finding beauty in the mundane details that paint our lives. Let's savour the moments, both big and small, allowing ourselves to fully experience the spectrum of emotions that life offers.
For in the tapestry of our lives, it is not the destination that truly matters, but the richness of the journey. Let us live in the now, embracing each second as a gift, an opportunity to truly experience the wonder of being alive.
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Do you ever find yourself
lost in the whirlwind of time, yearning for the carefree days of youth? As children, time seemed to stretch endlessly before us. Now, the weeks melt into months, and years blur together in a relentless rush.
We strive for achievements, pack our days with endless tasks, but time, like a speeding train, marches on. We race alongside, desperate to seize control, only to find it slipping through our fingers.
Time is a precious and finite resource that cannot be manipulated or defeated. Despite this knowledge, we find ourselves gripped by the fear of its passage, yearning to slow its relentless march.
The key lies not in battling time, but in embracing the present. Let us romanticise the everyday, finding beauty in the mundane details that paint our lives. Let's savour the moments, both big and small, allowing ourselves to fully experience the spectrum of emotions that life offers.
For in the tapestry of our lives, it is not the destination that truly matters, but the richness of the journey. Let us live in the now, embracing each second as a gift, an opportunity to truly experience the wonder of being alive.
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eBooks Cafe
02 Jan, 01:39
One of life’s counterintuitive lessons is that you will often gain energy by spending a little bit of energy.
When you feel lethargic and like you want to lay around all day, it is usually the case that getting up and moving will make you feel better than simply sitting around. Getting outside for 10 minutes or doing the first set of a workout or simply stretching on the floor for a moment — anything to get your body moving — will often leave you feeling more energized.
If you want to get your day going, then get your body going. It’s harder for the mind to be sluggish when the body is moving.”
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When you feel lethargic and like you want to lay around all day, it is usually the case that getting up and moving will make you feel better than simply sitting around. Getting outside for 10 minutes or doing the first set of a workout or simply stretching on the floor for a moment — anything to get your body moving — will often leave you feeling more energized.
If you want to get your day going, then get your body going. It’s harder for the mind to be sluggish when the body is moving.”
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eBooks Cafe
01 Jan, 13:22
We're far more interested in a chess match between grandmasters than between AIs, even though the AIs are way better. I'm noticing the same thing with video and art. Once I realize it's made by AI I lose interest, no matter how good it is. Maybe a good sign for human creators? - Tim Urban
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01 Jan, 09:38
You can’t win the Tour de France by simply pedaling faster. And you can’t beat your competition by only doing the thing that you do best. You need an edge.
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01 Jan, 04:31
if your habits don’t change you won’t have a new year, you will just have another year.
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31 Dec, 19:20
the ideas we lose by morning
Ever noticed how midnight feels different? The world hushes, the air thickens, and your mind... it loosens its grip. Thoughts flow freely, unburdened by the day's demands. Suddenly, you're flooded with ideas, plans, dreams. ✨
It's like a hidden part of you wakes up, whispering possibilities you wouldn't dare entertain in the daylight. You believe in a version of yourself you haven't even met yet. A bolder, more creative, more *alive* you.
But then... morning comes. 🌅 The sun rises, and so does your cortisol. Reality's weight settles back in, filtering those dreams through the lens of practicality. The magic fades.
Why is that? Well, our biology plays a role. At night, stress hormones dip, and the mental noise quiets down. Our brains shift gears, allowing for more creative, expansive thinking. But come morning, it's back to survival mode.
So what can we do? The key is to honour the midnight whispers, even if it's just one small step at a time. Carry a piece of that magic into the daylight. Make a quiet decision to try, to nudge yourself towards that bolder self. Because real change doesn't happen overnight. It starts with a whisper, a spark, a commitment to keep the dream alive.
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Ever noticed how midnight feels different? The world hushes, the air thickens, and your mind... it loosens its grip. Thoughts flow freely, unburdened by the day's demands. Suddenly, you're flooded with ideas, plans, dreams. ✨
It's like a hidden part of you wakes up, whispering possibilities you wouldn't dare entertain in the daylight. You believe in a version of yourself you haven't even met yet. A bolder, more creative, more *alive* you.
But then... morning comes. 🌅 The sun rises, and so does your cortisol. Reality's weight settles back in, filtering those dreams through the lens of practicality. The magic fades.
Why is that? Well, our biology plays a role. At night, stress hormones dip, and the mental noise quiets down. Our brains shift gears, allowing for more creative, expansive thinking. But come morning, it's back to survival mode.
So what can we do? The key is to honour the midnight whispers, even if it's just one small step at a time. Carry a piece of that magic into the daylight. Make a quiet decision to try, to nudge yourself towards that bolder self. Because real change doesn't happen overnight. It starts with a whisper, a spark, a commitment to keep the dream alive.
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eBooks Cafe
31 Dec, 17:04
To all the gladiators in the arena, we're all in the middle of writing our own stories. The worse the monsters, the more epic the story.
You either get an epic outcome or an epic story. Both mean you win.
Keep crushing. May your desires be greater than your obstacles.
Never quit
Happy New Year ✨❤️
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You either get an epic outcome or an epic story. Both mean you win.
Keep crushing. May your desires be greater than your obstacles.
Never quit
Happy New Year ✨❤️
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30 Dec, 10:32
I'm realizing that the question I need to be asking myself often isn't “do I feel like doing x?” but “will doing x make me feel better?”
Because even if taking that shower or going for that walk or sitting down to draw or showering or eating or cleaning isn't what I'd prefer to do in the moment, it's very likely that I'll feel better afterwards. And maybe that matters more than whether I initially feel like getting started.
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Because even if taking that shower or going for that walk or sitting down to draw or showering or eating or cleaning isn't what I'd prefer to do in the moment, it's very likely that I'll feel better afterwards. And maybe that matters more than whether I initially feel like getting started.
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30 Dec, 06:30
Perfectionism is procrastination masquerading as quality control.
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30 Dec, 06:01
To forgive, there must have been a wound; and to be wounded, there must have been the gatherings of pride.
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29 Dec, 10:06
"People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within."
– Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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– Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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eBooks Cafe
29 Dec, 04:50
it's harder than ever to think for yourself.
social media, distractions, conformity.
this talk beautifully explains how to break free.
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social media, distractions, conformity.
this talk beautifully explains how to break free.
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eBooks Cafe
28 Dec, 17:58
If you're ambitious but lazy
The problem is inertia – the tendency for things at rest to stay at rest. We perceive tasks as massive mountains, making that initial push feel impossible. So, we choose distraction over action.
How to overcome procrastination:
* Make starting ridiculously easy. Don't tackle the entire mountain at once. Break it down into tiny, manageable steps. Instead of a 5,000-word essay, aim for 50 words. Reduce the perceived effort and inertia loses its grip.
* Use the 2-minute rule. Commit to doing something for just two minutes. Cleaning? Put on a song and clean until it ends. Chances are you'll keep going.
Once you overcome inertia, momentum takes over. Like a ball rolling downhill, it becomes easier to keep moving. Just take that first step. You don't need to see the whole staircase.
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The problem is inertia – the tendency for things at rest to stay at rest. We perceive tasks as massive mountains, making that initial push feel impossible. So, we choose distraction over action.
How to overcome procrastination:
* Make starting ridiculously easy. Don't tackle the entire mountain at once. Break it down into tiny, manageable steps. Instead of a 5,000-word essay, aim for 50 words. Reduce the perceived effort and inertia loses its grip.
* Use the 2-minute rule. Commit to doing something for just two minutes. Cleaning? Put on a song and clean until it ends. Chances are you'll keep going.
Once you overcome inertia, momentum takes over. Like a ball rolling downhill, it becomes easier to keep moving. Just take that first step. You don't need to see the whole staircase.
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28 Dec, 09:45
You can change yourself and you can change the situation but you absolutely cannot change other people. Only they can do that - Joanna Trollope
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27 Dec, 06:42
“You always learn from observing. You have to pick things up nonverbally because people will never tell you what you’re supposed to know. You have to get it for yourself: whatever it is that you need in order to survive. You become strong by doing the things you need to be strong for. This is the way genuine learning takes place.”
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27 Dec, 05:01
“That’s all I can do. I’ll keep at it and hope it gets better.”
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25 Dec, 09:41
The healer also needs healing.
The planner also needs surprises.
The giver also needs to receive.
The thoughtful also needs to be thought of.
The considerate also needs to be considered.
The compassionate also needs to receive empathy.
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The planner also needs surprises.
The giver also needs to receive.
The thoughtful also needs to be thought of.
The considerate also needs to be considered.
The compassionate also needs to receive empathy.
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24 Dec, 18:00
Do you ever feel stuck, like one decision could lock you in for life? Sometimes we get so caught up in the immediate appeal of a choice – a dream house, a great job – that we forget about the ripple effects. One big choice can shape hundreds of smaller ones down the line. 🤔
Imagine two scenarios: 🏡 settling in one place forever or ✈️ experiencing life in different corners of the world. Which path excites you more?
Thinking about the life you want in the long run can help you make the right big choices today. ✨
Read the full blog post here: https://sive.rs/ripple
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Imagine two scenarios: 🏡 settling in one place forever or ✈️ experiencing life in different corners of the world. Which path excites you more?
Thinking about the life you want in the long run can help you make the right big choices today. ✨
Read the full blog post here: https://sive.rs/ripple
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24 Dec, 16:14
It's cliche but your best investment is you. Your best bet too.
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24 Dec, 09:53
Imagine if social media closed every day at 7pm like a library -
Alex & Books
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24 Dec, 00:33
Some days, the only thing you need to get you out of the really bad place you're in are your hobbies (reading, gaming.......), and in a few months, when you're finally feeling better, these hobbies become distractions from your peak performance in society. Limits are best imposed on everything we do, for nothing is good in entirety.
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23 Dec, 17:32
“The only way out is to get this thing done, and the only way to get this thing done is to put one foot in front of the other. But when you still have 1,000 km to go, that's terrifying.” — Nedd Brockman
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23 Dec, 16:10
2024 might not have been your year, or it might have been your best year yet.
No matter the outcome just remember there’s a lesson behind every downfall. There’s a win behind every loss. If this sounds weird to you, just hear me out: You either win, or you learn. Your first workout isn’t going to be great, your first video isn’t going to be great and your first business attempt isn’t going to be great. But you can’t have your 100th without your first. So however your 2024 has turned out, see it as a lesson and then take them with you into 2025.
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No matter the outcome just remember there’s a lesson behind every downfall. There’s a win behind every loss. If this sounds weird to you, just hear me out: You either win, or you learn. Your first workout isn’t going to be great, your first video isn’t going to be great and your first business attempt isn’t going to be great. But you can’t have your 100th without your first. So however your 2024 has turned out, see it as a lesson and then take them with you into 2025.
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22 Dec, 19:36
Born to fight
Some people are just born to fight, I think. It's not that they're born brave. It's not that they're born strong. It's just that the universe has decided that this one, this one will have grit and fire and steel in their blood. And it'll be tested, this cosmic mettle of theirs. They'll face trial after trial, be broken and damaged in countless ways.But this one was born to fight. Maybe it's not the life they would have chosen. Maybe they'd love to lay down their arms. But they were born to fight. It's what they know. It's what they do best. It's all they can do..
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Some people are just born to fight, I think. It's not that they're born brave. It's not that they're born strong. It's just that the universe has decided that this one, this one will have grit and fire and steel in their blood. And it'll be tested, this cosmic mettle of theirs. They'll face trial after trial, be broken and damaged in countless ways.But this one was born to fight. Maybe it's not the life they would have chosen. Maybe they'd love to lay down their arms. But they were born to fight. It's what they know. It's what they do best. It's all they can do..
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22 Dec, 07:46
“When you fit in, you have internal conflict because you’re not being 100% you.
When you’re exceptional, you have external conflict because everyone sees you as different.
Pick one.” — Alex Hormozi
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When you’re exceptional, you have external conflict because everyone sees you as different.
Pick one.” — Alex Hormozi
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22 Dec, 04:43
"as time goes on more what's left is the effortless flow of emptiness. which doesn't sound appealing until you actually experience it. and then it's like, if you had a choice of living one day that way or a whole life not that way, you'll say i'll take the day" - shinzen young
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01 Dec, 18:08
"A man who is a master of patience is master of everything else." - George Savile
If you can be still while others rush to move.
If you can delay gratification while others rush to feel it.
If you can make time your friend, not your enemy.
You will win.
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If you can be still while others rush to move.
If you can delay gratification while others rush to feel it.
If you can make time your friend, not your enemy.
You will win.
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01 Dec, 12:04
“It doesn’t get any less scary. All that happens is that you have less life left. It helps if you do your falling early, and it really helps if you do your reaching early.”
— Mary H.K. Choi
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— Mary H.K. Choi
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29 Nov, 13:59
The One In The Driver’s Seat
At a friend’s house, the poet David Whyte was filled with the “demon of envy” when he saw his friend’s “little working paradise”—a space filled with bookshelves, lined with first editions, surrounding a desk perfectly positioned before a window overlooking a stunning mountain landscape.
“I gazed upon that meticulously put together and maintained study as a motorsport aficionado might gaze openmouthed upon a racing-green 1959 Jaguar XK 150 roadster,” Whyte writes.
“I wanted to turn the key and drive this study off into my literary future.”
As he imagined how such a space might enhance his creative output, Whyte snapped out it when recalled once sitting on a crowded train across from “a man crouched on the scruffy floor,” scribbling furiously on a notepad.
Nothing could break the man's focus—“not the accidental kick of his pad by passengers getting on or off at the stops, not his falling back onto his bottom when the train halted in the tunnel. He simply picked up his pen again in whatever position he now found himself in and carried on writing energetically.”
As he stood there in his friend’s little working paradise thinking about that man who didn’t need a little working paradise, Whyte realized, “If I look closely at what I need for work, the prized, internal possession of focus is much more important than the external environment that I might lust after in the abstract.” Like the way someone driving a Ford Focus might be happier than the person driving the Jaguar XK 150, Whyte writes, “It is the one in the driver’s seat, setting the destination and the attitude for the journey of work and vocation, who seems to make up our real possibilities for satisfaction over time.
The difficult truth is that our kingdom does not have to be very big at all in order for us to do good work: what is difficult is simply starting the work and carrying on with it day after day.”
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At a friend’s house, the poet David Whyte was filled with the “demon of envy” when he saw his friend’s “little working paradise”—a space filled with bookshelves, lined with first editions, surrounding a desk perfectly positioned before a window overlooking a stunning mountain landscape.
“I gazed upon that meticulously put together and maintained study as a motorsport aficionado might gaze openmouthed upon a racing-green 1959 Jaguar XK 150 roadster,” Whyte writes.
“I wanted to turn the key and drive this study off into my literary future.”
As he imagined how such a space might enhance his creative output, Whyte snapped out it when recalled once sitting on a crowded train across from “a man crouched on the scruffy floor,” scribbling furiously on a notepad.
Nothing could break the man's focus—“not the accidental kick of his pad by passengers getting on or off at the stops, not his falling back onto his bottom when the train halted in the tunnel. He simply picked up his pen again in whatever position he now found himself in and carried on writing energetically.”
As he stood there in his friend’s little working paradise thinking about that man who didn’t need a little working paradise, Whyte realized, “If I look closely at what I need for work, the prized, internal possession of focus is much more important than the external environment that I might lust after in the abstract.” Like the way someone driving a Ford Focus might be happier than the person driving the Jaguar XK 150, Whyte writes, “It is the one in the driver’s seat, setting the destination and the attitude for the journey of work and vocation, who seems to make up our real possibilities for satisfaction over time.
The difficult truth is that our kingdom does not have to be very big at all in order for us to do good work: what is difficult is simply starting the work and carrying on with it day after day.”
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29 Nov, 11:41
Here are 13 truths I wish someone told me about your first 13 months in business:
1. You will make $0 for 9 months.
Maybe even 1 year.
Plan accordingly
2. You have no idea what you're doing.
You think you do, but you don't.
Confidence is the liquor of the fool.
Embrace being an idiot.
3. Nobody cares about your business.
Not your friends. Not your followers. Definitely not strangers.
Nobody even knows you exist.
4. "if you build it, they will come" is a myth
You can only learn this first hand.
Try to learn it in the first 10 days.
5. Everyone you admire spent years failing first.
Nobody gets it right on the first try.
6. You'll put in thousands of hours to make $10.
Your “hourly rate” looks delusional compared to your day job.
Startup dollars are worth 100x your hourly rate.
7. It's lonely af.
While all your friends party on weekends, you'll be stuck in your room…
Talking to yourself.
8. You’re not just a founder.
You’re customer support.
Complaint hotline.
Product manager.
And 100 more "hats.”
Generalists crush it as solopreneurs.
9. You will feel guilty doing ANYTHING besides building.
Gym? Nah.
Dinner? McD’s.
Friends? Who?
10. “No" is 10x more common than "yes."
Ghosts are even more common.
Tweets into the void.
Emails with no responses.
Learn to love it.
11. If your business doesn’t keep you up at night, quit.
You might not be cut out for this (sorry).
You’re better off with a 9-5.
12. You don’t need to be smart.
The most intelligent people I know are not business owners.
Conviction and determination will take you much further.
13. It's the craziest, scariest, most exciting thing you’ll ever do.
Better than drugs.
Better than hitting the lottery.
Better than sex.
If you made it this far, congrats—you’re one of the crazy ones :)
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1. You will make $0 for 9 months.
Maybe even 1 year.
Plan accordingly
2. You have no idea what you're doing.
You think you do, but you don't.
Confidence is the liquor of the fool.
Embrace being an idiot.
3. Nobody cares about your business.
Not your friends. Not your followers. Definitely not strangers.
Nobody even knows you exist.
4. "if you build it, they will come" is a myth
You can only learn this first hand.
Try to learn it in the first 10 days.
5. Everyone you admire spent years failing first.
Nobody gets it right on the first try.
6. You'll put in thousands of hours to make $10.
Your “hourly rate” looks delusional compared to your day job.
Startup dollars are worth 100x your hourly rate.
7. It's lonely af.
While all your friends party on weekends, you'll be stuck in your room…
Talking to yourself.
8. You’re not just a founder.
You’re customer support.
Complaint hotline.
Product manager.
And 100 more "hats.”
Generalists crush it as solopreneurs.
9. You will feel guilty doing ANYTHING besides building.
Gym? Nah.
Dinner? McD’s.
Friends? Who?
10. “No" is 10x more common than "yes."
Ghosts are even more common.
Tweets into the void.
Emails with no responses.
Learn to love it.
11. If your business doesn’t keep you up at night, quit.
You might not be cut out for this (sorry).
You’re better off with a 9-5.
12. You don’t need to be smart.
The most intelligent people I know are not business owners.
Conviction and determination will take you much further.
13. It's the craziest, scariest, most exciting thing you’ll ever do.
Better than drugs.
Better than hitting the lottery.
Better than sex.
If you made it this far, congrats—you’re one of the crazy ones :)
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29 Nov, 08:36
It’s a challenge to find meaning in our struggles, in the bad things that have happened to us.
- That nagging pain in your leg—thank you, it’s making me take things slow.
- That difficult client—thank you, it’s helping me develop better boundaries.
- That damage from the storm—thank you, the damage exposed a more serious problem I’m now solving.
- That mistake you made—thank you, for reminding me to be more careful and teaching me a lesson.
This is what Epictetus meant when he said every situation has two handles.
We can grab onto resentment—or gratitude. We can focus on obstacles—or look closer and see opportunities.
Gratitude shifts our perspective and transforms even the harshest realities into tools for growth.
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- That nagging pain in your leg—thank you, it’s making me take things slow.
- That difficult client—thank you, it’s helping me develop better boundaries.
- That damage from the storm—thank you, the damage exposed a more serious problem I’m now solving.
- That mistake you made—thank you, for reminding me to be more careful and teaching me a lesson.
This is what Epictetus meant when he said every situation has two handles.
We can grab onto resentment—or gratitude. We can focus on obstacles—or look closer and see opportunities.
Gratitude shifts our perspective and transforms even the harshest realities into tools for growth.
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27 Nov, 21:29
A question to ask yourself:
What seeds are you planting today for next month? Next year?
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What seeds are you planting today for next month? Next year?
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27 Nov, 18:01
Avoiding Survivorship Bias
Abraham Wald had identified a cognitive bias called Survivorship Bias:
The error resulting from systematically focusing on survivors (successes) and ignoring casualties (failures) that causes us to miss the true base rates of survival (the actual probability of success) and arrive at flawed conclusions.
We can see examples of Survivorship Bias all around us:
1. We read books on the common traits of successful people, but fail to consider all of the unsuccessful people who possessed those same traits.
2. We applaud the belief when we hear that an entrepreneur took out a second mortgage and succeeded, but fail to consider all of the entrepreneurs who did the same and went bankrupt.
3. We celebrate the "bet on yourself!" success stories but ignore the causalities of the same mantra.
4. We study the cultural strategies of the most successful companies, but fail to consider all of the companies that followed those same strategies and fell apart.
When we fail to consider the range of outcomes and the hidden evidence, we develop a skewed (and often incorrect) view of reality—particularly of the risks and the true rates of success.
To avoid the trap, when evaluating evidence and making a decision, consider all four quadrants of this simple 2x2 Possibility Grid:
- Q1: Completed Action & Won
- Q2: Completed Action & Lost
- Q3: Did Not Complete Action & Won
- Q4: Did Not Complete Action & Lost
Remember: What is unseen often has just as much value as what is seen.
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Abraham Wald had identified a cognitive bias called Survivorship Bias:
The error resulting from systematically focusing on survivors (successes) and ignoring casualties (failures) that causes us to miss the true base rates of survival (the actual probability of success) and arrive at flawed conclusions.
We can see examples of Survivorship Bias all around us:
1. We read books on the common traits of successful people, but fail to consider all of the unsuccessful people who possessed those same traits.
2. We applaud the belief when we hear that an entrepreneur took out a second mortgage and succeeded, but fail to consider all of the entrepreneurs who did the same and went bankrupt.
3. We celebrate the "bet on yourself!" success stories but ignore the causalities of the same mantra.
4. We study the cultural strategies of the most successful companies, but fail to consider all of the companies that followed those same strategies and fell apart.
When we fail to consider the range of outcomes and the hidden evidence, we develop a skewed (and often incorrect) view of reality—particularly of the risks and the true rates of success.
To avoid the trap, when evaluating evidence and making a decision, consider all four quadrants of this simple 2x2 Possibility Grid:
- Q1: Completed Action & Won
- Q2: Completed Action & Lost
- Q3: Did Not Complete Action & Won
- Q4: Did Not Complete Action & Lost
Remember: What is unseen often has just as much value as what is seen.
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26 Nov, 15:46
"Do not wait; the time will never be just right. Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along." - George Herbert
If you wait to feel prepared, you'll never start.
Don't wait, act.
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If you wait to feel prepared, you'll never start.
Don't wait, act.
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22 Nov, 09:49
To anyone who’s struggling lately,
How are you?
I don’t know if someone already asked you this question. If someone did, what did you answer? Did you say the truth? Did you really mean the words you utter? Or just like what you always do, you pretended to be okay again. You hide your vulnerability by trying so hard to sound alright and too far from being not okay. You probably said, “I’m okay”, with much enthusiasm in your voice, as if you didn’t spend the past nights crying in bucket of tears, wondering why you’re still existing. Or what is your purpose here. I could see in your eyes the sadness you have been covering with your fake laughs and pretentious smiles. I could see how you just shrug off the burden in your heart, or the thoughts lurking around inside your head.
Despite you, not saying what you really feel, I know how hard you’re trying each day. I may not know the things you do just to stay still and stay being sane, yet I know the courage you always have to carry each day, believing how this life is still worth the fight. And another chance. I want to say I commend you, not because I want to sugarcoat your pains, but because I could see how brave you are. Choosing to exist is one brave thing to do. And so staying. I’m not here to make you feel I’m just showering you with toxic positivity, but rather I want to say I believe in you, in your highest and lowest points.
And please know that it’s okay to embrace yourself during your downfalls. It’s okay to recognize yourself when you feel like you’re amidst of falling again. It’s okay to say ‘I’m not okay’ and you shouldn’t apologize for it. You have someone here who’ll accept your vulnerability during your weakest days.
Keep on going, dear.
- Every Wilted Word
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How are you?
I don’t know if someone already asked you this question. If someone did, what did you answer? Did you say the truth? Did you really mean the words you utter? Or just like what you always do, you pretended to be okay again. You hide your vulnerability by trying so hard to sound alright and too far from being not okay. You probably said, “I’m okay”, with much enthusiasm in your voice, as if you didn’t spend the past nights crying in bucket of tears, wondering why you’re still existing. Or what is your purpose here. I could see in your eyes the sadness you have been covering with your fake laughs and pretentious smiles. I could see how you just shrug off the burden in your heart, or the thoughts lurking around inside your head.
Despite you, not saying what you really feel, I know how hard you’re trying each day. I may not know the things you do just to stay still and stay being sane, yet I know the courage you always have to carry each day, believing how this life is still worth the fight. And another chance. I want to say I commend you, not because I want to sugarcoat your pains, but because I could see how brave you are. Choosing to exist is one brave thing to do. And so staying. I’m not here to make you feel I’m just showering you with toxic positivity, but rather I want to say I believe in you, in your highest and lowest points.
And please know that it’s okay to embrace yourself during your downfalls. It’s okay to recognize yourself when you feel like you’re amidst of falling again. It’s okay to say ‘I’m not okay’ and you shouldn’t apologize for it. You have someone here who’ll accept your vulnerability during your weakest days.
Keep on going, dear.
- Every Wilted Word
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19 Nov, 17:27
My father does not care.
In the same way my wife’s eyes glaze over on NFL Game Day
He does not care
Like talking stocks with six-year-olds
It’s not that they don’t want to listen,
It’s that they don’t care.
Like a butcher at a vegan farmer’s market,
A sober man at an Irish bar,
Like me at your escape room birthday party.
He does not care.
I called my dad when I got my first record deal,
Full of excitement, emotions, feelings.
I said, “Dad, I made it—and the check is pretty big.”
I said, “Dad, you’re gonna have a successful kid.”
I said, “I’ll buy a house,
And one for you, too,
With a gate and the clickers and big open rooms.”
I said, “Dad, don’t you worry,
This is just the beginning,
The tables are tipping,
We’re finally winning.”
He responded like
My 85-year-old grandma, completely unamused
With an iPhone in her hand, like
What does this even do?
Like an American at a cricket match—confused.
He said, “Son, that’s fantastic,
I’m so happy for you.”
You see, my father does not care about anything but my heart.
He knows that wealth and worth have always been super far apart.
And when I showed him my BMW with the new push start,
He faked enthusiasm terribly, like, “Yeah, great car.”
My father’s eyes light up when I talk about my soul.
He wants details of every kid I sang to at the hospital.
We can talk for hours about anything I’ve done for the homeless,
And when my prayer game is strong and I am centered, he notices.
The thing about sons? We just wanna make our dads proud.
We know the songs they like and sing those extra loud.
And I’m pretty clear about how to get my father’s attention now:
Be of service to myself or to others—that’s how.
Someday, I might be massive with my face in Times Square.
Fly only private, lie flat through the air.
Someday, I might become a bajillionaire.
The best part is—
My father does not care.
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In the same way my wife’s eyes glaze over on NFL Game Day
He does not care
Like talking stocks with six-year-olds
It’s not that they don’t want to listen,
It’s that they don’t care.
Like a butcher at a vegan farmer’s market,
A sober man at an Irish bar,
Like me at your escape room birthday party.
He does not care.
I called my dad when I got my first record deal,
Full of excitement, emotions, feelings.
I said, “Dad, I made it—and the check is pretty big.”
I said, “Dad, you’re gonna have a successful kid.”
I said, “I’ll buy a house,
And one for you, too,
With a gate and the clickers and big open rooms.”
I said, “Dad, don’t you worry,
This is just the beginning,
The tables are tipping,
We’re finally winning.”
He responded like
My 85-year-old grandma, completely unamused
With an iPhone in her hand, like
What does this even do?
Like an American at a cricket match—confused.
He said, “Son, that’s fantastic,
I’m so happy for you.”
You see, my father does not care about anything but my heart.
He knows that wealth and worth have always been super far apart.
And when I showed him my BMW with the new push start,
He faked enthusiasm terribly, like, “Yeah, great car.”
My father’s eyes light up when I talk about my soul.
He wants details of every kid I sang to at the hospital.
We can talk for hours about anything I’ve done for the homeless,
And when my prayer game is strong and I am centered, he notices.
The thing about sons? We just wanna make our dads proud.
We know the songs they like and sing those extra loud.
And I’m pretty clear about how to get my father’s attention now:
Be of service to myself or to others—that’s how.
Someday, I might be massive with my face in Times Square.
Fly only private, lie flat through the air.
Someday, I might become a bajillionaire.
The best part is—
My father does not care.
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16 Nov, 10:27
When people are doing their utmost to upset you, it's probably best to just laugh at them.
― Wayne Gerard Trotman
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11 Oct, 16:14
The hallmark of expertise is no longer how much you know. It's how well you synthesize.
Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition.
It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.
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Information scarcity rewarded knowledge acquisition. Information abundance requires pattern recognition.
It's not enough to collect facts. The future belongs to those who connect dots.
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08 Oct, 22:29
When it’s easy, do more.
When it’s hard, do different.
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When it’s hard, do different.
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05 Oct, 18:07
“Technology is called an addiction after it becomes fully integrated with our lives and before we've forgotten life without it.”
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05 Oct, 09:03
Today, you see 12 to 10 year old kids thoroughly bored, because they've seen the cosmos through their cell phone screens. They spend all their time on this, and just know everything by information, not by exploration, not by experience. This is a dangerous trend, and over time we are going to pay a huge price for it. A load of information, without any kind of experiences attached to it, can hugely cripple the human mind in the future. This is leading to a rise in suicides, and drugs are playing a significant role because people are trying to enhance their experience somehow, as everything has already been seen through information. We can't stop information because it has done wonderful things for us on one level. But on another level, it is going to extremes. It's not that technology is a bad thing, it's the way we use it. If you use it in one way, it turns against you; if you use it in another way, it benefits you. I think it's up to individual families and parents to bring some sense of balance.
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04 Oct, 05:51
If you need to make something longer, don’t add more explanation, add more examples.
“A good example is worth twice as much as good advice” - Albert Schweitzer
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“A good example is worth twice as much as good advice” - Albert Schweitzer
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30 Sep, 23:46
PHILOSOPHER:
You have not yet learned to like yourself. As a result, you cannot believe in others, you cannot believe in your students and are unable to embark on friend relationships. That is exactly why you are now trying to gain a sense of belonging through your work. You are trying to prove your worth by being successful in your work.
YOUTH: What is wrong with that? Recognition at work is recognition from society!
PHILOSOPHER: No. In principle, we may say that it is your ‘functions’ that are recognised as a result of your work, not you. If someone who possesses greater ‘functions’ appears, the people around you will turn to that person. That is the principle of the marketplace, the principle of competition. As a result of that, you will never be able to get out of the vortex of competition and never gain a true sense of belonging.
You have not yet learned to like yourself. As a result, you cannot believe in others, you cannot believe in your students and are unable to embark on friend relationships. That is exactly why you are now trying to gain a sense of belonging through your work. You are trying to prove your worth by being successful in your work.
YOUTH: What is wrong with that? Recognition at work is recognition from society!
PHILOSOPHER: No. In principle, we may say that it is your ‘functions’ that are recognised as a result of your work, not you. If someone who possesses greater ‘functions’ appears, the people around you will turn to that person. That is the principle of the marketplace, the principle of competition. As a result of that, you will never be able to get out of the vortex of competition and never gain a true sense of belonging.
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28 Sep, 06:13
PHILOSOPHER: In other words, human beings cannot live alone. It is not that we cannot bear loneliness or that we want people to talk to, so much as simply not being able to live on the level of survival. And in order to divide labour with another person, one must believe in that person. One cannot cooperate with someone whom one doubts.
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27 Sep, 17:57
But who should live your life if you do not live it?
It is not only stupid to exchange your own life for an alien one, but also a hypocritical game, because you can never really live the life of others, you can only pretend to do it.
— Carl Jung, The Red Book
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It is not only stupid to exchange your own life for an alien one, but also a hypocritical game, because you can never really live the life of others, you can only pretend to do it.
— Carl Jung, The Red Book
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27 Sep, 17:54
If you can’t sit still, ignore notifications, and focus on one task for eight hours straight, never expect to build something great.
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