J.D. | Never Wish For Less Time...
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Millennial Midlife: Philosophy, Honey Badgers, Husbandry, Rabbit Holes | Momento-Mori
Boston, MA
Joined April 2021
Never wish for less time We’re all guilty of prematurely wishing for the next thing in life to come or go. When singer-songwriter John Mayer was on his Solo Tour, he said something that stuck with me: I wait for most things to be over. I wait for this to be over to do the next
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Most people tread cautiously through life, thinking “risk” is equated with danger. But risk is inherent in every aspect of life. Life's milestones—marriage, parenting, investing, jobs, or starting a business—are all risky. Life itself is a risk - None of us get out alive.
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Most people tread cautiously through life, thinking “risk” is equated with danger. But risk is inherent in every aspect of life. Life's milestones—marriage, parenting, investing, jobs, or starting a business—are all risky. Life itself is a risk - None of us get out alive.
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The greatest warriors of faith didn't wait for perfect timing—they seized their moment. Moses facing Pharaoh, David confronting Goliath—they acted, they risked, they partnered with the divine in creation.
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If the book we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for? ... But we need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply.... A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us. Franz Kafka
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The greatest warriors of faith didn't wait for perfect timing—they seized their moment. Moses facing Pharaoh, David confronting Goliath—they acted, they risked, they partnered with the divine in creation.
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If the book we're reading doesn't wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for? ... But we need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply.... A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us. Franz Kafka
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Sometimes you just need a disciplined recklessness driven by bravado. At some guttural level we all want to be remembered for bravery. Land of the free and home of the brave. Bravery involves some recklessness. It’s calculated though, not foolish. The unpredictable nature of
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The most unhappy people are free but have no self-control.
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He will swallow up death forever; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces, and the reproach of his people he will take away from all the earth,for the Lord has spoken. It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save
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Napoleon, alexander, hitler, stalin - all geniuses who got drunk on their own success Win too much → get too confident → forget the game gets harder as you level up pride always kills genius. always.
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Death isn't in the distance. It's with us now. Death follows time, claiming every moment that passes.
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The importance of being an idiot: High IQ overcomplicates—overanalyzes all the time. If you’ve ever been caught in this cycle, it makes you miserable. When your brain is constantly dissecting, you see every flaw and hidden angle. You can’t just enjoy the moment because you’re
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Envy is so mean and so sordid that we never admit it. Jealousy is in a measure justifiable; it is a defense of our own property, or of what we think is ours; whereas envy cannot tolrate another's wealth. La Rochefoucauld
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If you love money, the desire for wealth is unquenchable. Wealth has benefits and downsides, but seeking fulfillment from wealth is futile—it can be lost in an instant and death takes it all.
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If you’re good at dealing with people its because you’ve been honest with yourself. You make others feel seen when you understand what makes you feel insignificant. You validate others from knowing what it feels like to be under-appreciated.
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Aging doesn’t just happen in the body—it happens in the ego. The shock of middle age is that it punctures the illusion of being “ageless and timeless.” Recognizing you can always learn something new lets you absorb that shock. Otherwise, the loss of youth feels like an attack.
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The ability to enjoy what you have is a gift.
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Time leaves residue. Relationships either sweeten or sour. Bodies break down. Entropy takes it toll. But sweet memories compound too.
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