Joe Stampone

Regularly question your certainty.

"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." - Mark Twain

But alongside the conviction required to be misunderstood, the greats seem to balance an interesting tension:

Certainty is often more dangerous than uncertainty.

The most dangerous ideas are the ones

2. Don't Take Anything Personally

No one else sees the world the same way you do. Similarly, you don't decide how others see the world. So don't take their interpretation to heart.

People's actions & words are a reflection of their reality, not yours.

One related idea that’s helped me is Tim Ferriss’ 10% Hater Rule: “10% of people will find a w

"If you're 37... Instead of regretting that you can't wake up age 18 again, pretend to yourself that you're 90 and you've woken up age 37 again, and that you get to magically, wonderfully have the next 50 years again."

The issue, and opportunity, here is that the cost to build a new building is significantly higher today than it was in 2015. Take apartments – costs are up ~30% since just precovid, and more like ~70% or higher since 2015. Now – prices vary significantly across markets, and the major urban market’s underperformance is pulling these averag

Steve Jobs on finding satisfaction through work:

“You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.... Don't settle

A company either generates cash or it doesn't, regardless of how compelling the story. Financial statements reveal truths that even the most charismatic management teams cannot talk their way around.

“The question isn't who's going to let me; it's who's going to stop me.”