you are enough

You just need to be smart enough to understand that your success is more about your courage than your intelligence.

One of the most valuable mental heuristics i’ve adopted for my life is: “what you have is what you deserve” This doesn’t mean you don’t have the potential to become the type of person who “deserves better”. You do. Probably 10X or even 100x so. But you, as you ... See more

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Anyhow, the older I get, the less impressed I become with originality. These days, I’m far more moved by authenticity. Attempts at originality can often feel forced and precious, but authenticity has quiet resonance that never fails to stir me.

Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear

Make it a point of principle to do things, not because the thing is necessarily the perfect action, but because I choose the life where I do things, over the life where I always wait for the perfect opportunity.

Notice the small problems, and fix them. Notice when everyone isn’t enjoying what they’re doing, and be the first person to voice this. Not... See more

neelnanda.io • Mini Blog Post 3: Become a Person Who Actually Does Things — Neel Nanda

Fulfillment comes from commitment, not amassing "secret knowledge" from others.

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