Daniel Belfort
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Daniel Belfort
danielbelfort.com
Distraction is the opposite of traction.
Traction is going where you want to go (in any area of life).
Traction is growth.
Do the analogy of the growth of a plant and some examples of distractions that apply in this case.
Examples of modern world distractions.
In the short term, it’s a time sunk (which in itself is terrible).
In the long term, it’s preve
... See moreIf you subconsciously feel you don't deserve to be rich, you'll sabotage your pursuit.
13 Life-Changing Quotes on Money From Derek Sivers
An essay should ordinarily start with what I'm going to call a question, though I mean this in a very general sense: it doesn't have to be a question grammatically, just something that acts like one in the sense that it spurs some response.
copywriting things i wanna remember
for copywriting this is easy, i.e. “how do i sell many of x ”, but this prompt can be applied generally to just writing.
AIDA Acronym:
Attention — hook
Interest — facts
Desire — benefits
Action — cta
“Spend your time in the company of geniuses, sages, children, and books.” —Naval Ravikant
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the awe-inspiring state of the child
…and nature
A child lives much of the time in his natural state and that is why he is quite contented. - Baba Muktananda
if you approach small children without an agenda, if you can match the openness of their minds, you too are open.
John Tarrant • Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life
"Kids are open and have no baggage. They don't know how things are supposed to work. They just see what is. This openness allows for purer forms of creativity."
The beauty of a child is that she does not (yet) try to be someone she is not.
Jack Cohen • Sarah
There is nothing uglier than hypocrisy, and nothing more beautiful that authenticity.