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You’re spending time to save money when you should be spending money to save time. - Naval Ravikant
Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:
“Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of b
... See moreHow can you determine how to act under your own and society's best interests? Always strive to do the best.
If you’re unsure how to decide, ask yourself these questions:
- “Is what I am going to do moral, or is it immoral?”
Immoral actions are driven by egoistic motives. No one kills or steals, claiming to do good. Immorality always has a personal
... See moreIt’s almost like boredom doesn’t exist, like difficulty doesn’t exist, scarcity doesn’t exist. And a feeling I’ve been having a lot lately is that scarcity is often what creates meaning. When you’re surrounded by infinite possibilities, when you know around the next corner is another video that might be funnier, you’re never going to sit with the t
... See moreIf you look at the trees and the mountains through windows that are wet from the rain of a storm, everything looks blurred and misshapen. Recognize your filters. Everything becomes beautiful when you change.
Your life is like a garden given to you as a gift. If you nurture and care for your garden, you can shape it as you wish. If you leave it alone, it will run wild. You decide what takes root here.
You want to live without ageing; and in reality you age without living.