Ambition

and the virtues of focused agency

Found on Cosmos

the more you exercise, the more high-energy you become the more you write, the more clear-minded you become the more you listen, the more empathetic you become the more risks you take, the more ambitious you become

nader dabit x.com

Found on Cosmos

a lot of ambitious people focus 100% on being more productive doing something and 0% on what the something is

gabriel x.com

Telling yourself you'll do it tomorrow is how dreams die.

Brain Food: Everything Else is Secondary

Never admit to hard work. If you attribute your great success to drive, dedication, and excellence you will be resented. To be loved, act like it suddenly fell into your lap. People will be convinced you have the “midas touch” and align with you to increase their own fortune.

jackson ⁖

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@hamptonism I’d argue the opposite: Your feeling of urgency is destroying your potential. Great things take time. They unfold. They patiently emerge from you. Urgency makes you prioritize shortcuts. It doesn’t serve your potential. It directs you away from it.

Vlad x.com

Everytime I start BIG, I fail. Everytime I start small, I succeed bigger than I could have imagined.

Jesse Pujji x.com