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“The hands that help are better than the lips that pray.” #RobertIngersoll…28all. Eya. The Warm-Up: “Your calendar is the most honest autobiography you’ll ever write. It doesn’t matter what you say your priorities are; your calendar reveals the truth. Each block is a decision about what matters, stripped of pretense and rationalization. Your calendar isn’t just recording your time—it’s exposing your lies.” ~Seth Godin, Brain Food. December 15, 2024 | #607 The Core: “‘It was a crazy week’ is what builds companies.” ~Eric Jorgenson “The ability to turn trauma and rage into action is a special gift. Goblin mode is special.” ~Garry Tan “Underrated superpower: Just dumb enough to believe in yourself, just smart enough to execute.” ~Codie Sanchez “Proof eats belief for breakfast. You don’t need faith in your abilities, you have evidence.” ~Chris Williamson “Not much more special than the smile of a friend when they first see you when they haven’t seen you in a while!!!” ~Joe Holder “I used to think if I focused on learning, the doing would ‘just happen’. Now, I know: If I focus on doing, the learning will ‘just happen.’” ~Eric Jorgenson “Calm people are just people who noticed that being angry and stressed out all the time wasn’t going to help them build the life they wanted.” ~Orange Book “The best way to deal with emotional immaturity is no response. To stay grounded, calm, and to recognize it’s not your responsibility to raise anyone else.” ~Dr. Nicole LePera “The fact that the world’s richest man got there by solving the world’s biggest problems, rather than playing financial games, is bullish for humanity.” ~Kaizen D. Asiedu “Successful people converge on 3 ways to learn: lots of reading time, some exercises and projects, and conversations with people who are slightly ahead of them.” ~Rob Henderson “The best writing isn’t about stringing words together in a way that sounds smart. It’s about hunting for great ideas, letting them marinate in your subconscious, and synthesizing them into something worth reading.” ~Dan Koe “As [AI] gets better at answering questions, the ability to see non-obvious connections will become a moat. Every industry will need people who can spot patterns across fields that never talked to each other before. The value now shifts to asking the right questions.” ~Keshav Chan “The test of a relationship is not how much you enjoy each other’s highs. It’s how well you support each other’s lows. It’s easy to get along on a good day. Care is showing up on a hard day. The most reliable people in your life are the ones who step up when you’re down.” ~Adam Grant “Maturity is keeping your personal life, conflicts, struggles, and breakups private. Tell your closest people. For the rest, don’t explain yourself and let them assume whatever they want. It’s healthy when people don’t know your business, don’t understand you, and don’t like you.” ~@MindTendencies2 “Never force relationships or communication. If it’s not mutual, then let it go. People know exactly what they’re doing. If they wanted to match your energy, they would. Start rewarding inconsistency with unavailability. Allow them to lose you because of their lack of effort.” ~@onlystresstoday Last Set: “I really felt like I should’ve walked away with the award, but kudos to Travis for winning…But yeah, it’s simple as that. Work harder, go harder.” ~Ashton Jeanty, told reporters Saturday after finishing as the Heisman runner-up. Food For Thought: “The greats don’t wait. Every major innovation started with someone doing something small. YouTube began with a few friends posting grainy videos. Amazon started by selling books from a garage. Google began as a grad school project. What separates dreamers from doers isn’t talent or luck—it’s the willingness to start before feeling ready. The perfect moment is a myth. The right time is now. But here’s the key: Start small and learn fast. Your first move doesn’t need to be perfect; it just needs to teach you something. Focus more on the next small step that moves you closer to the goal. Motion creates momentum, and momentum reveals opportunities that standing still never could.” ~Shane Parrish, Brain Food. December 15, 2024 | #607
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