“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
Don't wait. Begin doing what you want to do right now.
This next year, let's strive towards making a life by collecting experiences rather than things.
I'm reminding myself: Go slow to go fast.
no one is gonna give it to you. you gotta take it.
Life is too short for cheap crap.
I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. - Bill Cosby
Do right and fear no man.
There are so many things that you can let yourself get mad about, but they take your attention away from the things you could enjoy.
Can’t say it enough: surround yourself w/people who are trying to better themselves, growing + who appreciate life. It changes things.
Weekdays are a free man’s weekend
Don't wait for a life-altering event to make positive changes
Overrated: inspiration. Underrated: discipline.
Overrated: talent. Underrated: time.
I'm still figuring out the whole "what am I doing with my life" thing, but one thing I can say with conviction: I never ever again want to spend 40+h/week of my life frowning at a computer so rich men in Patagonia vests increase their net worth
“The most precious resource we all have is time.” - SJ. Remembering you always.
Your phone is the adult marshmallow test you fail 250 times a day.
How to be a rebel in the 2020's:
The modern individual:
⁃ Gets no sleep ⁃ Eats refined junk ⁃ Works in a cubicle ⁃ Never reads books ⁃ Hides from the sun ⁃ Plays status games ⁃ Is addicted to comfort
Modernity is a virus that breeds depression and sickness.
Focus more on the things that make you happy.
Focus less on the things that don't make you happy.
Can't go wrong with that process.
🎯 Eliminate distractions. 🏋️ Do your maintenance morning. 📅 Follow the schedule. 🔢 Guard your inputs. 📄 Document everything. 🥄 Less food. More water. 🛏️ Get to bed on time. 🔄 Consistency. Consistency. Consistency.
Porn is not sex. Sugar is not food. Gaming is not life. Alcohol is not medicine. Cigarettes is not breathing. Social media is not freedom. Energy drink is not hydration.
Don't fall into the trap of thinking that these are substitutes for the real thing.
How to live a miserable life:
Staying miserable is a choice.
Rules of Happiness
💖 Have friends around you 🌳 Have freedom 🎨 Do meaningful work 💳 Spend $ on experiences, not things 🤝 Help others with what you're good at 👇 Lower your expectations 💪 Exercise + eat healthy 🤔 Reflect on thoughts
Life is too short to worry about what others say or think about you. Have fun and give them something to talk about.
Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you.
There's always better. There's always faster. There's always more. But there will never be another now.
If you don't build your dreams, someone will hire you to build theirs.
