The best use of money is to take on risks that others can't bear, to create things others can't create, and ideally align with your unique talents—so you can consistently contribute value to the world.
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The best use of money is to bear risks others can’t, create what others can’t, and ideally align with your unique talents—so you can sustainably contribute value to the world.
The Dialogue Between Two People Is Actually a Combination of “Unhappiness” and “Other Factors”
The secret to a happy relationship is that both people are already happy. If you want to be happy, find someone who’s already happy. Don’t assume you can make an unhappy person happy just by being with them. Or, if you’re okay with them not being happy, but there are other qualities about them you admire, that works too.
Why older people seem “stubborn”: they actually know what they want—and what they don’t.
Intuition and judgment take time and experience to develop. Once you’ve cultivated them, you should trust them and not go against them — because decisions that defy your intuition may eventually come back to haunt you.
You don’t need a mentor—you need action
Those who truly understand how to get rich don't teach others how to do it. If it's not keeping you awake at night, you don't want it badly enough.
Fail fast, bet slow.
You must dare to seize opportunities, and also to quickly step back.
In many failed relationships, looking back, the biggest regret is often not starting too fast, but dragging it on for too long.
Productize Yourself
Find the thing that feels effortless to you, is something others genuinely need, and can be scaled—then turn it into a product. It’ll become work that fits you like a glove. You’ll still put in the effort, but it won’t feel draining; it’ll feel more like a game you can’t wait to play.