The Bodega at the End of the Internet

we mistakenly spend time figuring out how to win the game we're in instead of choosing which game to play in the first place.

Yes. Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s actually going to be possible.

So the next time you encounter economic data, pay close attention to exactly what is being measured. Because we’re currently in the ‘choose-your-own adventure’ phase of our ‘silent’ recession: you can choose to reckon with the reality that a majority of Americans are struggling economically or you can cling to the truth that billionaires and

• Find a reason: You need to be working towards something.

• Don’t fall in love with projects: Most things fail don’t get emotionally attached.

• Build boring things that people need

• Build first before overthinking: Overthinking kills dreams

at the end I hardly knew who I was or what I was doing.

The Vision that you glorify in your mind, the Ideal that you enthrone in your heart—this you will build your life by, this you will become.

“Next, the Takers systematically destroy their competitors’ food to make room for their own. Nothing like this occurs in the natural community. The rule there is: Take what you need, and leave the rest alone.”