Claudiu

People sometimes ask me where they can get really basic things, such as button-up shirts. So I'm writing a two-part guide. Except, this one isn't a "what every man should own" type of guide (those are stupid). It's filled with personal prejudice (what I think is useful). 🧵 https://t.co/0B2dvH27F2

Most of the time, “What should I do with my life?” is a terrible question. “What should I do with this tennis serve?” “What should I do with this line at Starbucks?” “What should I do with this traffic jam?” “How should I respond to the anger I feel welling up in my chest?” These are better questions. Excellence is the next five minutes,

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If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way. The right way is the hard way. The show was successful because I micromanaged it—every word, every line, every take, every edit, every casting. That’s my way of life.

Community means a lot of things to a lot of people. Whether it’s your local running group, a book club, your gym squad, family, or membership in an exclusive club, belonging to something is meaningful. Our identities, while obviously unique to us, are so shaped by the influence and power of community that it remains a biologically human need to... See more

Taste comes in lanes. To quote Susan Sontag again, “There is taste in people, visual taste, taste in emotion — and there is taste in acts, taste in morality. Intelligence, as well, is really a kind of taste: taste in ideas. One of the facts to be reckoned with is that taste tends to develop very unevenly. It's rare that the same person has good... See more

Unequivocal excellence • Continually strives for perfection • Wins • Does the right thing • Compassion • Honesty and integrity • Hungry for achievement • Is enthusiastic, energetic, tenacious, and competitive • Encourages individual ability and creativity • Maintains accountability • Services the customer above all else • Works hard • Is never

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