Recording in progress
Black Box
The part of the plane built to survive everything.
Every plane has a black box — the indestructible recorder that carries the most important data through the worst conditions. These are the things I've come to believe through 25 years of living, failing, moving, building, and paying attention. If the plane goes down tomorrow, this is what survives. For whoever finds it next.
Transmission Dial
49.40 MHz
№ 20
Do not let anyone outwork you. I repeat, do not let anyone outwork you.
49 transmissions recovered
Full recordings below
01.
In life, we must choose our regrets.
02.
Doing the bare minimum will put you in the top 20%. There's never been an easier time to succeed.
03.
Everything you own, owns a piece of you.
04.
Real wealth in this world is not time or money but the ability to call your shot and watch it happen. Few.
05.
You can just do things.
06.
Be kind, sympathetic, and mindful towards older people. You often remind them of their unfulfilled potential.
07.
Money seems to respect vultures and not butterflies. There's nothing that says vultures can't be nice.
08.
Most days, work like there's no tomorrow.
09.
Extending a hand to someone who doesn't realize they are drowning is a fool's errand.
10.
Play to win or else don't play at all.
11.
Spend some time thinking about what you want your list of day 3 people to look like after you're dead and how you want them to feel.
12.
Do not let anyone outwork you. I repeat, do not let anyone outwork you.
13.
You either need to lose ego or gain edge.
14.
If you really want something, put yourself in situations where the only way out is through.
15.
Born to win and born to suffer are analogous. Few.
16.
Love em anyways.
17.
In the maniacal pursuit of extraordinary outcomes, irreversible damage seems inevitable. Choose proactively.
18.
Rarely celebrate, rarely feel disappointed. Optimize for the baseline as much as possible.
19.
If you're explaining, you're losing.
20.
Doing the right thing is always the right thing.
21.
Love them and celebrate them more than they deserve. Do it for yourself.
22.
Don't hesitate to build on the fly. Nobody has it all figured out.
23.
Most big gains in life come from taking the opposite side of a conventional stance. Miss and you lose what everyone else was chasing. Hit and you're playing a different game entirely.
24.
"People don't remember what you say but how you make them feel." — Maya Angelou
25.
People respect and admire "threatening" characteristics. That gets them in the door. Being non-threatening keeps them around.
26.
Warren is absolutely right about compounding being the 8th wonder of the world. But it's not limited to finances — it goes above and beyond and applies to almost every aspect of life. Health, relationships, skills, you name it.
27.
Smile, nod, and agree. Save your battles for what actually matters.
28.
They will always rush to doubt, mock, and question you but never admit they were wrong. Good.
29.
Your external environment is designed, at least during the early stages of your life, to force you into regressing back to the mean — to be average. Make a strong, conscious effort to not fall for it.
30.
What does peak mental and physical health look like and how do you know if you need to optimize? Ask yourself if you feel like you want to run through a wall right now. If the answer is no, fix it.
31.
"If you believe you can or you can't, you're right." — Henry Ford
32.
Avoid discussing your income and wealth numbers like a plague.
33.
Proof is definitely in the pudding. Be very careful about who you share the recipe with. Sharing it with anyone and everyone won't help them or you.
34.
You're a byproduct of the ideas and inventions of everyone that came before you and everyone who's currently around you. Don't take yourself too seriously.
35.
Don't let your critics dictate your energy. If you knew what they actually stood for, you wouldn't respect their opinion to begin with.
36.
"How you do one thing is how you do everything."
37.
Most people are intellectually limited by their emotions. Learn to recognize it, avoid getting caught in it, and never let it slow you down.
38.
Not my circus, not my monkeys. But know which circus is yours — and run it well.
39.
Deep understanding of opportunity cost and probability is very underrated.
40.
Most people confuse correlation with causation their entire lives. The ones who learn to tell the difference win disproportionately.
41.
When someone claims high conviction, ask if they'd sell insurance on it. You'll learn a lot fast.
42.
You can choose to wait for life to happen to you or you can go out and make life happen for you. There isn't a right option here — but make sure to consciously pick one that works for you.
43.
Publicly discuss your losses and keep your wins private.
44.
Luck is real. Hard to swallow but sooner you take that pill, the quicker you can start working on increasing your surface area.
45.
The pain of growth is different from the pain of damage. Learn to tell them apart.
46.
The world has an interesting way of protecting itself. Things tend to work out — not because someone's in charge, but because the system self-corrects over time.
47.
Constantly ask yourself if they're "just" getting lucky or if they're simply outworking you.
48.
Matthew 10:26.
49.
Nobody cares. Work harder.
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