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Everybody wants to have a village, but few are willing to be villagers. Building presence takes work. It requires vulnerability, patience, and the willingness to show up even when the room is not full. That might mean hosting an event for ten people when you have ten thousand followers. The cost of community is inconvenience.
Mouthwash Studio • There’s never been a better time to show up
Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning: "What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for a worthwhile goal, a freely chosen task".
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
– Voltaire
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished." — Lao Tzu
adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
It’s time to affirm life.
There are two ways to organize your values.
One is around resentment – “who hurt me, who’s to blame, who needs to be taken down.”
The other is around life – “what’s actually good, what’s worth building, protecting, and celebrating even... See more
Eli Douradox.comDo you have a “number one principle” that guides you through the ups and downs of running a business?... See more
While it’s not a principle, I often think of the parable of the Taoist farmer. The Taoist farmer has one horse, and the horse runs off. The villagers lament his misfortune, and he replies “We’ll see.” The horse returns with four more horses, and
Morgan Housel • What We’re Reading
“The key is to keep asking yourself the same question, again and again and again: this is your life—what do you want to pay attention to?”— Catherine PriceFound in Susan Cain’s Quiet Journal
5-Bullet Friday — Dopamine Beats, Excellent Docs, Anti-AI Bets, Quantum Thinking, and James Cameron
From Tim Ferriss 5-Bullet Friday (Dec 5, 2025)