There are no limits anymore. Anyone can do anything. The only limiting factors are agency and ambition. Never has a college degree, work experience, network, even the accumulation of knowledge been worth less. You can just ship things.↗

You're not depressed, you just need a quest.↗

the worst thing you can procrastinate on isn't your to-do list, it's your life. waiting for the right time. waiting for permission. waiting for somebody else. you'll be waiting forever. take responsibility. find something that won’t let you wait. and do it. you can't cram life.↗

Hot take: the most dangerous point in life is not the point of total failure but the point of moderate success. A failed man keeps throwing punches—his spirit is alive and kicking. But a moderately successful man is in the danger of trading potential glory for peaceful mediocrity↗

If you think you're idea is too dumb to work, just remember that Scrub Daddy, a sponge in the shape of a face, does $670m in annual sales↗

@ptr @semil @friedberg @theallinpod A big part of my motivation for leaving Google in 2011 was a combination of wanting to be responsible for my own mistakes, and a sense that comfort wasn't the most important value in life.↗

As you become an adult, you realize that things around you weren't just always there; people made them happen. But only recently have I started to internalize how much tenacity *everything* requires. That hotel, that park, that railway. The world is a museum of passion projects.↗

Build your company the way you want, because the day you burn out, it burns down.↗

It is 100% impossible to know everything about programming. Nobody knows every programming language, every single method that's out there, every library and framework, or the perfect solution to every problem. Don't worry about learning everything.↗

Something I taught 9 yo: Even if the stuff you're learning in your classes is just mindless memorization, it's still worth getting good grades, because good grades get you sorted with smarter people, and being around smart people is genuinely worthwhile.↗

- You read 100 books. 99 are meh, 1 changes your life. - You try 100 things. 99 don't work, 1 changes your life. - You meet 100 people. 99 you never see again, 1 changes your life. Life is more random than it seems. Act accordingly.↗

I want to share a principle at the core of @synthesischool. We call it “No Speed Limit.” 👇🏼🧵↗

My favorite books and my main takeaway: Punished by Rewards — People hate being controlled with carrots & sticks, and only intrinsic motivation lasts. Man's Search for Meaning — A good life is a story you're proud of. 4 Hour Work Week — Design your own lifestyle, step by step.↗

Here’s how to build a company (or really do anything challenging) while being happy: 1/ Realize that if you achieve your goal, you actually won’t be any happier than you are right now. This is easy to say but hard to do. Set a reminder to meditate on this every day.↗

Doctors won’t make you healthy. Nutritionists won’t make you slim. Teachers won’t make you smart. Gurus won’t make you calm. Mentors won’t make you rich. Trainers won’t make you fit. Ultimately, you have to take responsibility. Save yourself. —@naval↗

Projects that yield great results often wouldn't seem promising to a rational person. Fortunately some people have a compensating irrationality: they're so interested in the project that they'll work on it for its own sake.↗

Here’s a thread of Successful people who started flying in their 30’s. The thought of turning 30 can be scary but it doesn’t have to be.. I hope this inspires you to say no to 30anxiety & take each day as it comes whilst embracing your journey 💕↗