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It’s Supposed to Be Hard. We Do Hard Things.... 28all. Eya. *AH, MM* The Warm-Up: “I saw a girl post her Spotify top artists on her Instagram story with the caption ‘so accurate’. Like yeah, it’s accurate…it’s literally data.” ~@_theblessedone The Core: “Chasing the external to create an identity is the fastest way to lose one.” ~Matt Gottesman “Dreams don’t happen overnight…you gotta run dreams down. #JustDoIt” ~Deion Sanders “It’s a beautiful day to recommit to the habits that bring you focus, clarity, and peace.” ~Michell C. Clark “If you can get into a great company, stay in for a long time. That’s the easiest and biggest money you’ll possibly make.” ~Charlie Munger “Evolution is ruthless and unforgiving—it doesn’t teach by showing you what works but by destroying what doesn’t.” ~Morgan Housel, Same As Ever “Working hard in the wrong direction has no merit whatsoever. It’s painful to acknowledge that you wasted your time and start over, but it’s much preferable to spending an entire life feeling anxious and depressed every day, because deep down, you know you are not going anywhere.” ~Orange Book “If you have to be careful about every word you say, because you might offend their feelings with facts they didn’t want to hear, you are around the wrong people, respect yourself, raise your standards, conversations will get more insightful and fun, you will feel more relaxed too.” ~Orange Book “Life is kind of like a party. You invite a lot of people, some leave early, some stay all night, some laugh with you, some laugh at you, and some show up really late. But in the end, after the fun, there are a few who stay to help you clean up the mess. And most of the time, they aren’t even the ones who made the mess. These people are your true friends in life. They are the only ones who matter.” ~Anonymous “Growth always fights against competition that slows its rise. New ideas fight for attention, business models fight incumbents, skyscrapers fight gravity. There’s always a headwind. But everyone gets out of the way of decline. Some might try to step in and slow the fall, but it doesn’t attract masses of outsiders who rush in to push back in the other direction the way progress does.” ~Morgan Housel, Same As Ever “Here’s an important distinction about people who spend less than they earn. Frugal, by my definition, means depriving yourself of something you want and could afford. Not wanting something to begin with because you get your pleasure and identity from sources that can’t be purchased is something entirely different. The best word for it is probably independent. Most people are wired to seek status and success, not necessarily happiness. It’s remarkable to watch someone fight back against that trend. From the outside they appear frugal. But in fact they’ve rejected what the world tells them they should want and looked deeper, finding their happiness elsewhere.” ~Morgan Housel, Frugal vs. Independent Last Set: “The irony is that growth and progress are way more powerful than setbacks. But setbacks will always get more attention because of how fast they occur. So slow progress amid a drumbeat of bad news is the normal state of affairs. It’s not an easy thing to get used to, but it’ll always be with us.” ~Morgan Housel, Same As Ever Food For Thought: One evening an old Apache told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, “My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all.” “One is Evil - it is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.” “The other is the Great Spirit - it is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith.” The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: “Which wolf wins?” The old Apache simply replied, “The one you feed…” ~Michael Alex McDonald, God Is More Than A Good Idea Crazy Stat: Tony Gwynn has more assists in college (590) than strikeouts in his 20-year major league baseball career (434). @nut_history
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