Dajia Picks

Empathy is basically fake, let’s be honest.

So what is the key to getting along with people? It’s cost. Only when the cost is low enough can relationships last.

The first thing in life is to recognize that time has a cost. Seeking free hugs everywhere on the internet is not worth it.

You don’t even know if the person hugging you on the other end of the internet is some sweaty uncle, and yet you waste so much energy on it.

That energy could have been used to make you a high earner.

In this constructed world, the closer you move toward the ideal everyone imagines, the more you’re celebrated—and the further you stray, the more you’re scorned.

Play by that standard (follow the rules, leverage them) and you’ll be met with flowers and applause wherever you go. Break it (defy the rules) and you’ll be pelted with bricks and rubble.

Increased confidence, validated the model, got paid—nothing’s more encouraging than that.

Getting reaped isn’t some shameful thing. Leeks are born to be harvested—someone’s going to do it anyway, whether it’s you or another. Better it be you, at least with a gentle hand.

For example: A user spends more time using your product. Does that mean your product is easier to use or more difficult?