40 short pieces of advice I had when I started in business 10 years ago
Great writers fit a lot of value into very small sentences. This is an amazing list- I guarantee you'll have at least five "WOW" moments!
ask for help. especially when you’re scared of asking for help
you haven’t failed until you’ve given up
avoid people not aware of their fears
if someone you respect gives you dumb advice, think about it instead of discarding it immediately.
let the world tell you no
go to a rave get drunk & dance
have a concrete positive vision of the future
seek people who see the future
seek people who don’t get angry at you for saying what you think, being yourself, and doing what you believe is right
if you think you’re introverted, find better friends
you decide whether to live in the past or in the future with your every action
what will you regret tomorrow?
in 1 year?
in 10 years?
when a prisoner at auschwitz was trying to escape the gas chamber, other prisoners alerted the guards
never make decisions on the basis of tax rates
if you have more than a few months of runway, start spending more
at least 30% of the world’s smartest 22 year olds right now are in the bay area hustling to get an o1/j1/h1b
spend 10-20% of your time reorienting
ask the girl you like out
brain is a wet sausage
write google docs
meditate
be kind
reasonable priors are an oxymoron bc the world is just fucking weird
workspace can be drama free
if you’re 20, you’re probably underestimating yourself
update all the way
if you weren’t at Los Alamos in 1943, you probably thought nuclear weapons were 20 years away
know what you want
if you feel bad, low energy, depressed, demotivated, there’s probably a reason & there’s probably a solution
the smarter someone is the more they can afford to have terrible epistemics and still be successful
you are permitted to do what you believe is right
autistic visionaries are not natural-born leaders
risks are less risky than you think. take as many as you can.
be loyal to your friends
the richest people lose the most money, the most connected people get rejected the most, the most successful people fail the most
go do something that can fail
reflect on your day at the end of it and write down what you learned
don’t die (Vin here - Maybe the one and only thing I’ll ever post about Covid- I think a lot of people ignored this advice, and many died because of it. I don’t mean those who had to work in public. I mean those who didn’t. That’s all I’ll say about that…)
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