I wrote a second book. A short and philosophical take on money and discovering your life's work. I made it free because this is one of those things I just want in as many hands as possible. The paperback is not free for clear reasons. Links below to read:

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Pro bodybuilders don't force themselves to train and eat healthy, they can't imagine a life where they don't. That doesn't mean it isn't hard or uncomfortable, but their relationship with pain is completely different from the average person. Discipline is an identity problem.

If you have to force yourself to do hard things, you're not going to make it. I can't think of one successful person who hated their entire way to the top. Their desire to succeed was so much stronger than their desire for comfort that they couldn't help but do the hard thing.

The only thing standing between where you are and where you want to be is a series of decisions that most people refuse to make.

If you feel lost, the solution is counterintuitive. Throw yourself into the unknown and become even more lost. Move locations. Read new books. Upskill for a new job. Force yourself into a place where you CAN gain clarity and interest. Then, discover your way out.

Nobody is coming to save you. Your parents, friends, or government may try, but then you don't learn a thing. You aren't actually saved. And you'll need to be saved over and over again until you decide to take control of your life.

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Learning is one of the few superpowers that everyone has, but most people view it as a way to prepare themselves to earn an income, then they become too busy, or attach themselves to rigid beliefs, and stop. It's simple, but learning one new thing every day can change your life.

I get unnecessarily mad when people don't stick to their goals. You say you want to start a business, lose weight, meet new people, whatever. You say you want to change your life because you're tired of where you are. Someone tells you exactly what to do, gives you the entire.

Just copy what works and make it slightly better. If you're starting out, it is so incredibly unlikely that you have the experience to do something that's 100% new. If you look around, you will see copies upon copies with one tiny thing that's different. Just do that. Imitate,.

If you don't know what to learn, start writing. Not because writing is a great skill, but because writing teaches you how to think, how to learn, and how to inspire people to care about what you do. Those skills are much less likely to be replaced.

Everyones racing to 'make it' right now because they think it's their last chance to get rich. AI was supposed to make it easier, but that's why it became substantially harder:.

You'll learn a lot more by saying "fuck it," shutting your mind off, and doing the thing rather than reading 10 new books that fill your mind with noise and make it easy to do nothing.

If you're the type of person who has a lot of ideas, your mind is your worst enemy, because you also have a lot of excuses. The good news is: making excuses is a habit, and if you can replace that habit with execution, you become unstoppable.

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That being said, I don't know how it looks for beginners starting out, but I've heard good things. I transferred and cleaned my list beforehand, but gave it a few months before gauging open rates. They've stayed consistent.

I slept on Substack for a while and am pretty baffled that (1) I've been getting more monthly views there than on YouTube and (2) open rates are higher than they've ever been. Bullish on written long form

Read the latest letter if you want to know what skills to learn:.

Most people don't have money problems, they have emotional management and focus problems. You need a product or service, people to buy it, and the ability to learn and iterate. That's it. You know that. You just can't sit down and do it, and you can't see through the illusions.

18-year-olds are expected to know exactly what they want to do with their life when the only thing they've learned is how to imitate their parents and teachers. The greatest thing young people can do is admit they don't know what they want, begin self-education, and take as many.