No successful person of essence would advise you to "be yourself". This lazy, feel-good phrase is a self-improvement advice of and for losers. It's the worst advise!
Two types of people. Those who produce and those to consume. Only the former have the power to shape the world
Don't stay a consumer. Produce something, anything. And aim to improve over time
Fuck movies and TV shows!
I'm off that junk for a few months now. Last night I started watching The Expanse because I heard a lot about it from my favorite people. But ten minutes in I started feeling like shit for wasting the time
All entertainment consumption is a waste of ti...
I remember the first time my dad had brought a Sony Walkman (borrowed from someone just for a day) and I listened to music on headphones
It was mind-blowing to hear such clear sound coming out of such a small device!
When I think of that day, it fills me with overwhelming sense...
A mind that defaults to binary thinking is the mind that seeks convenience
Life is complex. Learn to hold two conflicting perceptions, and constantly readjust
Many people have an issue with a man being the head. Why he the head, they ask. Folks, it's because a family unit can go on with loss of its members, including the mother; but can't go on if the father is lost. For the father is the provider and the protector. Hence the head
All the people asking me what plans I have for the 31st apparently have terrible plans compared to mine
My plan is to do what I do everyday
I'll continue moving the mountain, inch at a time, while you booze and pass out
#happynewyear2020
Whether or not prayer works, people who pray are anything but dumb. Prayer and faith are the greatest mind hacks for positivity. And a positive mind can demonstrably achieve more in life than a negative mind. I would attribute those achievements to faith
Praise the Lord!
Run from people who use upspeak. No matter how valuable their ideas, you don't want to listen to them speak
If you do, you'll subconsciously pick up their speech pattern which you absolutely don't want, especially if you're a man
If other men's success arouses negative emotions like anger, hatred and jealousy in you, you probably don't have what it takes to be successful
Looking at success should excite you, for now you know what is possible to achieve in this world
It is better to say I've done it than I'm going to do it. First do, then talk about it
When I hear someone say I'm going to do this and I'm going to do that, I know they're likely losers. If they were serious they would be doing it already
Be the doer, not the talker
Life is nothing if not struggle. Do not run from struggle, embrace it. Sex drive is perhaps the biggest source of struggle and also the biggest strength. If you lose struggle, you might lose the very thing happiness and meaning sprout from. Be careful what you wish for
The best trainer is not the one who's most knowledgeable, but the one who can simplify the knowledge and explain at the level of the trainees
If you take 10 mins to answer a question that could be answered in 1, you're failing as a trainer
#CorporateTraining
People believe you not because you're telling the truth. They believe you because they want to believe you
Persuasion is about making people want to believe you
#persuasion
If it helps to be superstitious, there's nothing wrong with it. People who live thinking they know the truth are just as deluded
Life is too complex to figure out completely. Faith is a wiseman's hack
Comparing yourself to others is Goals approach (I want to be better than them). Comparing yourself to yourself from yesterday is Systems approach (I want to keep improving)
The latter is more conducive to peace of mind and works out better in the long run
Language learning pro tip:
Once you know the grammar and basic vocabulary of the language you're learning, start watching your favorite movies with audio in the language you know and subtitles in the language you're learning
Take advantage of the marvel that is Internet
Kids nowadays watch TV, handle smartphone and watch YouTube from the age as little as 3-5 years
They then start talking and behaving like adults
Kids who talk and behave like adults are not cute. They are fucking annoying pricks!
Kids must be innocent to be loved
Think "what if I fail" only once, just so you have Plan B
Rest of the time only think what you'll do once you achieve what you're aiming for
This will vastly increase your odds of success
The more you think failure, the more you'll attract it. Same goes with success
When have arguments ever really convinced others?
People don't change their minds outright upon hearing arguments. They might afterwards when they can conveniently think they did it on their own
Stop obsessing over perfection. Life is not perfect. Make peace with the fact that there will always be a few things in your life that need fixing
This challenge, in fact, is the essence of living. It's what makes it all meaningful, and fun if you have the right attitude
What if life was designed in such a way that if you only work on improving yourself, all your problems would automatically sort themselves out?
Great, no?
Good news: Life IS designed that way!
- Develop talent stack
- Read books
- Workout
- Keep style & grooming on point
-...
Through shifting of attitude when you constitutionally change yourself to thrive on challenges, you become antifragile
It's nothing short of a superpower
Smartphone freed people from TV
Then Netflix entered the smartphone
Losers gonna lose
#UninstallNetflix
It's not only about Netflix. Get rid of any app enabling binge consumption of entertainment
Most people don't have real (thought through) opinions. Their opinions are formed on-the-go
They'd commit to a position for the sake of conversation. Sometimes hold to it long-term (when convenient); most of the times contradicting themselves
Yet always sure of themselves!
People who have achieved something big in life, those who have gone from 0 to 1 by themselves, don't ridicule others for trying out new, bold things
When they mock you, call you idiot for doing something, take an IQ test. If it's >100, it's likely they're rationalizing to themse...