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5 military sayings to reframe your mind: "Early is on time. On time is late." "Proper preparation prevents poor performance." "Slow is smooth. Smooth

Be careful what you wish for. It might not be what you actually want. ~ Julian Paul

Patience is a better virtue than using a crowbar to get what you want. Let things play out. Life has its own plan. ~ Julian Paul

Professionals know how to talk about it We evolved words on top of our primordial ability to have feelings. Words allow us to be specific, to u

Aristotle invented the word “entelechy” to refer to a thing that has its own principle of development within it, a vital force that propels it forward

When I started writing this book I honestly didn’t know if anyone would find it interesting. I didn’t really care though.I felt compelled to make some

If you knew how every complaint you voice trains your brain to hunt for more things to complain about, then you would bite your tongue until it bled b

You can’t compete with people having more fun than you.

Maybe cognitive minimalism— identifying which mental loops actually matter, and pruning the rest— isn't deprivation but liberation.

I’ve got a theory. When people don’t create music art ideas anything… they start creating problems instead. Unused energy gets weird.

Sometimes, back pain is felt in the thighs or even the ankles. But treating the part that hurts does nothing to address the real problem. Most b

If you want to change people's minds, you have to be patient. Almost nobody will come around to your position on the first encounter. Plant the seed,

We've fallen for the trap of thinking something doesn't exist if it isn't on the Internet. Maria Popova: "The internet is a surface level of the oce

“Because you’re the cheapest” If we choose you based on price, please don’t be surprised if we leave the moment someone else uses the same tactic

Any situation is fixable if you’re good with words because words literally make up the meaning infrastructure, control the traffic of desire, and reor

“I think you really can feel it with companies where the people creating the products are inherently interested in culture,” he says. “They’re not tou

Manipulation is a tactic to make someone react, so you can validate your victimhood.

Be careful what you wish for. It might not be what you actually want. ~ Julian Paul

Aristotle invented the word “entelechy” to refer to a thing that has its own principle of development within it, a vital force that propels it forward

Focus on what you want. Don’t focus on what/who doesn’t want you. ~ Julian Paul

You can’t force readiness. What’s for you will be ready. What’s for you will want you. Right now. So let go of desiring to have what’s not yours and f

The paradox is that it takes discipline to stay open. Detachment is the easy reflex, like closing a window at the first sign of rain; it costs nothing

What is love? Ask 19 geniuses. Get 19 answers. • Plato: It's remembering a soul. • Freud: It's desire in disguise. • Buddha: It's letting go. • Nietz

“Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.” —Teller

reduce until it’s clear and refine until it’s right

Maybe cognitive minimalism— identifying which mental loops actually matter, and pruning the rest— isn't deprivation but liberation.

The problem is that LLMs inherently lack the virtue of laziness. Work costs nothing to an LLM. LLMs do not feel a need to optimize for their own (or

Bill Bernbach, founder of advertising agency DDB, reminds us that it is not enough to be right — you must also be compelling: "A dull truth will not

We used to think that the earth is flat. Galileo was convicted of heresy for teaching that the earth isn’t the center of the universe and that it revo

The paradox of ‘on trend’ By the time you get around to embracing the fashion of the moment, it’s almost certainly too late. The leading edge is defin

“The trouble with market research is people don’t think what they feel, they don’t say what they think, and they don’t do what they say.” (David Ogilv

if coding was the moat why isn't everyone rich?

26 weapons grade parenting tips: 1/ Give them a "heads up," 5 minutes until bedtime, 10 minutes before leaving the playground 2/ Look at the world m

it is my strong belief that in a world of constant change and nearing AGI, rather than obsessing over teaching my children specific skills to compete

Doris Lessing on reading: “There is only one way to read, which is to browse in libraries and bookshops, picking up books that attract you, reading on

Impatience is an expensive emotion. Every app wants your decision in seconds. Every employer wants results this quarter. Every investment platform pr

On: "To ignite the human spirit through movement"

Amazon: “to be Earth's most customer-centric company"

Stripe: “Increase the GDP of the internet.”

Sublime is an ethos-driven company. Here is what we believe: Intention > Attention The destruction of our attention compromises our ability to make su

Sublime is an ethos-driven company. Here is what we believe: Intention > Attention The destruction of our attention compromises our ability to make su

material solutions can't fix spiritual problems

My top takeaways from Matt MacInnis , COO/CPO at Rippling : 1. Extraordinary results demand extraordinary efforts. “If you ever find yourself in the

san francisco has a strange gravity, attracting people who want to build the future, and also those who want to be seen building the future. the resul