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Good things come to those who tastefully insert themselves into the plot.

the most impressive people i know just do stuff and they keep doing stuff until they get stuff

Startups are turbulent and need war time people. 

Peace time people are a liability to them.

The coolest people approach simple things with diligence and difficult things with nonchalance.

Become so good that some people can't help but pay you, and other people think you're doing magic.

Mediocrity loves to spend time thinking about and questioning other people's competence.

underrated source of joy:

seeing underdogs win

all i'm saying is that if you lock yourself for an hour in a room with nothing but maths textbooks, maths becomes pretty darn interesting.

The more creative your ambition, the more positive-sum the world becomes.

make friends that will be mad at you if you don’t pursue your dreams

A design leader’s job is to manage the design first, the people second. -Brian Chesky

So simple, yet so profound💯

If you can blend substance with storytelling, you're playing a game most can't even see.

Even the best athletes lose their magic without pressure and practice. 

Same is true for best talent at work. 

Excellence is a rent paid everyday. Not an asset that you own forever.

Consumption builds taste.
Creation builds style.
Balance it well.

One of the most rebellious things you can do is spend your time in a way that society isn’t used to.

Documentation allows processes to compound.

"If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your integrity. If you need a witness, be your own." — Epictetus

Everything is a lot more fun when you rebrand it as ‘exploring’ and elevate your childlike curiosity

crazy how literally all the best thinkers in history recommend going on walks

// on work //

it's difficult to define work.

specially for people like me who view it more in terms of effort required than value/output generated. 

i often hear people say "love your work", but for me to consider anything worthwhile, i gotta hate it. i've got to hate it…

flow is when you lose track of time but you see things in slow motion.

In a world of scarcity, we treasure tools.
In a world of abundance, we treasure taste.

Curiosity is the itch to solve a mystery no one asked you to.

One of my fav insights from @NandanNilekani 

“The cost of not doing it is higher than the cost of doing it”

did a palm reading session and im convinced we believe what we want to believe, humans are so utterly biased.
perception is everything.
confirmation bias is extremely real.
makes me want to know the history of pseudosciences.

Social media has unique side effect of making everyone short term in their life. Making it hard for them to do anything that’s long term. Skills. Relationships. Wealth. Reputation. Health. Almost all long term endeavors are significantly harder for this dopamine junkie world.