03_Collect_Thoughts

True happiness is not contained in what you get.

Happiness is contained in what you become.

Noticed who i was so i went where i need to be.

My "Thing" is the arena i get to play in, not the product.

Never say you cant do it.

Say you havent done it yet.

1\. your focus will determine what you see
2\. Your state will determine how you feel
3\. the story determines what it means

Master these three and you’ve mastered the art of living.

You ship, but you do not build. You call yourself a creator, but what have you made that could survive a month offline? A year? A decade? If you stopped posting tomorrow, would anything remain?

At any given time, you’re either *pre–heavy thing* or *post–heavy thing*. You’ve either made something weighty already, or you haven’t. Pre–heavy thing people are still searching, experimenting, iterating. Post–heavy thing people have crossed the threshold, and it shows. They’ve made something substantial—something that commands respect, inspires others, and becomes a foundation to build on. And it shows. They move with confidence and calm.

# Hell Yeah or No.



Figure out whether you're feeling like, fuck yeah, or no.



Because the idea is, you you're feeling anything less than like, Oh, hell yeah, I would love to do that. Oh my God, that would be amazing. If you're feeling anything less than that, then just say no, because most of us say yes to too much stuff, and then we let these little mediocre things fill our lives

The easiest way to build trust in a new org is to ship small wins early. Ship small and fast (otherwise you're just the new PM working on the same darn feature for 6 months).

My Attention, My Focus, My Energy is My Army.

The man who says it can’t be done shouldn’t interrupt the man who is trying to do it.

15 years ago the itnernet was an escape from the real world, now the real world is an escape from the internet

I'm passionate about my **values** and I will let my values show through in how I do business rather than saying that the business and what I do every day must be the thing.

# Dont be a donkey.



Beridin's donkey. It's a fable about a donkey that is standing halfway in between a pile of hay and a bucket of water. And he just keeps looking left to the hay or right to the water trying to decide hay or water. Hay or water. He's unable to decide, so he eventually falls over and dies of both hunger and thirst So the point is that a donkey can't think of the future if he did he'd clearly realize that he could just go first Drink the water and then go eat the hay So my advice to my 30 year old self is don't be a donkey you can do everything you want to do You just need foresight and patience

Dont do things just because you think you are going to get something for it.



We cant predict the outcome.



Follow your own inner guide.



Why is it telling you this.

Printing this out and taping it to my desk.

100% perfect system for anyone (especially solopreneurs) to look at new opportunities.

Overnight success is hidden under thousands of quiet nights.

People don't think what they feel, don't say what they think and don't do what they say.

**Finish something**



Finish something. Anything. Stop researching,
planning, and preparing to do the work and just do
the work. It doesn't matter how good or how bad it is.
You don't need to set the world on fire with your first
try. You just need to prove to yourself that you have
what it takes to produce something. There are no
artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, or scientists who
became great by half-finishing their work. Stop
debating what you should make and just make
something.

If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery–isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. And, you’ll do it, despite rejection and the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you’re going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods, and the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It’s the only good fight there is.

Don’t confuse movement with progress because you can run in place and still go nowhere.

# Cheap Dopamine.



Video games are a proxy for real life.



Theres leves, and theres a big boss at the end.

Creative people are restless souls, forever chasing the horizon until they’ve made something substantial. We spend our lives crafting weighted blankets for ourselves—something heavy enough to quiet our minds and anchor our ambition.

The best way to make $1,000,000 is to make someone else $20,000,000 and take a 5% fee.

"Complete the project so you can take the risk of sharing it. The risk is the price of creation."
\-Rick Rubin

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Easy choices, Hard life.

Hard choices, Easy life.