playing in decades

Understand this: Man will take any opportunity to avoid that which is most immediate in his life. He will do anything but the task at hand. He will look at anything besides that which stands inches from his face. He is an escapist. He is a fantasy-seeker. Illusions are his drug. And reality is of no use to him.

Therefore, when a man takes pride in being a worker or for having a “job” for the purpose of receiving a paycheck, he is a beggar. He may earn a six figure salary. But he remains a beggar. Many will protest this statement. They will say that it is honorable to provide for one’s family. They will say that having a job in order to support the family

This is why I say it takes decades—I’m not saying it takes decades to execute, but the better part of a decade may be figuring out what you can uniquely provide. [10]

Advice to a young engineer considering moving to San Francisco: “Do you want to leave your friends behind? Or be the one left behind?”

The world of news is noisy, because they have to hype it. They try to get you to pay attention to something that’s not actually important. They create a false sense of urgency, social status, fear, shock, or any tricks possible to manipulate your psychological triggers, and ultimately help them profit. By contrast, the truly important things are qu

If it entertains you now but will bore you someday, it’s a distraction. Keep looking.

New things have some benefits but deeper downsides like addiction, pollution, scattered focus, or wasted time. The marketing shouts the benefits and hides the harm. But the benefits rarely outweigh the downsides. Only time will tell.