Moi Jamri

The trouble with planning is that it only works for achievements you can describe in advance. You can win a gold medal or get rich by deciding to as a child and then tenaciously pursuing that goal, but you can't discover natural selection that way.

I think for most people who want to do great work, the right strategy is not to plan too much. At each... See more

Commit to following through on what you’ve already planned or launched before you chase the next creative, experimental, or shiny idea. “Earn the right to build” and “have respect for sequencing” are principles I’ve internalized.

“that to heal from depression, I needed to start giving to others.”

“My three rules for living: First, bust your ass. Second, pay attention. Learn from everything and everyone. My third rule: Fall in love. Fall in love with your street, your tennis game.”

There are two different ways people judge you. Sometimes judging you correctly is the end goal. But there's a second much more common type of judgement where it isn't. We tend to regard all judgements of us as the first type. We'd probably be happier if we realized which are and which aren't.

As long as you have a vision, you have rules, or guideposts. He says that not having rules is like mashing a bunch of different-colored Play-Doh together