Joan Westenberg

What I do every day to generate income:

· Exercise (for energy)

· Read (for ideas)

· Write (to understand)

· Publish (to market myself)

· Comment/DM (to improve my network)

Oddly enough, this is the 20% that moves the needle 80%.

How to beat 97% of people.

Believe in yourself to a point of delusion.

First, become able to feel conviction even in the face of high uncertainty. Second, learn how to weigh your options so hard that by the time you've picked the best available action, no part of you has an urge to go back into "deliberation mode" until you encounter new evidence or ideas that would have changed the result of your deliberation. Third,... See more

Life is full of suffering. It’s unevenly distributed in tragic ways — I would never dispute that. But even the best and luckiest and most privileged life has an unfortunate share of suffering in it. And there are choices to be made: How much do we focus on it? How much do we dwell on it? How much do we speak of it? How do we speak of it? And how mu... See more

Not for everyone, but the reason my business grew is because I made "stupid" decisions that forced me to make it work. I moved into a place 2x what I could afford so I had to make more. I got rid of everything and moved to a new state for the same reason. I've become very good at creating tactical stress: not destroying my life, but putting myself ... See more

Darcy reflects on the daily challenges he faces as an independent journalist: "Every day you wake up and you're like, what am I gonna write today?" This blend of spontaneity and strategy is central to the ethos of Status, which thrives on delivering timely and relevant content.