whenever i'm going thru tough shit, i try to remind myself of the below:.

RT @AbudBakri: The Modern Morning Suffering Cycle:. Wake up in a haze with insufficient REM sleep. Insufficient REM = poor emotional proces….

RT @YoniSmolyar: hey want to hop on a quick call?. nah.

RT @annakatherines_: All that money and u can’t buy an ounce of taste. Anyway here’s my 800 square ft apartment

RT @nntaleb: Sincerity is incompatible with (non-blue collar) employment.

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👌smthin that pieter grasps v well, that others can't grasp. reminds me of: naval: ~"you're expending time&energy, so may as well just go big." VS:. NNT: ~"most important thing firstly is to avoid the risk of ruin. also asymmetric bets, no dependence on external systems etc.".

there's something glorious i've learned from studying the best businesses. 1. speed in getting customers set up, and 2. ability + speed in resolving customer problems. zero friction. think @AmericanExpress as a phenomenal example. think @n26 as a reallyyyyyyyy sh1tty example.

RT @nntaleb: 10 writers whose books I’ve read five or more of:. 1- Balzac.2- Hanna Mina.3- Dostoyevsky.4- Anthony Trollope.5- Emile Zola.6-….

irish gent btw. didn't have etonian oxbridge education like most types in the office. me and him got along, still in touch. game recognises game.

of all the ppl i worked w at svb back in the day, there was only 1 guy who read books (from musk biography on his desk, to classics), & was super curious, even knew a lot abt persian history, omar khayyam, & so much more. he's the only person who didn't remain a slave. go figure.

RT @lukeburgis: I'm grateful to God I started my first company as an immature 22 year old when this kind of poasting was not yet in existen….

i've already said that if the current cockroach regime of iran falls/disintegrates then you'll catch me in a Shiraz flower garden / courtyard for 6 months posted up w a starlink, working remote while living truly my best life.

if u are so smart, why are u on ur phone or any screens for the first & last hour of ur day.

.@n26 are big f8cking frauds. avoid. i'm ultra strict abt security, no physical card, never save info, etc. yet somehow, someone used acct for 9 consec transactions of €98 at Apple, close to almost 1000 euros. any other app would've become suspicious on 2nd attempt & flagged.

RT @CyrusYari: billionaires, zillionaires, the most intellectual, the most accomplished, doesn't really matter -- they all end up online fi….

RT @hazhubble: i've done a lot to try and improve the startup ecosystem in london, but the issue is more fundamental: investors are too ris….

RT @adamdotdev: i'm sure ozempic is great but have you tried:.- never snacking.- never eating out.- avoiding 95% of every grocery store, on….

RT @starter_story: pick one:. 1. work 9-5 you tolerate for 40 years.2. work 24/7 on a business you love

RT @buttonslives: A lot of depression is just choosing instant gratification to relieve the discomfort of not having chosen delayed gratifi….