Thoughts going into 30

March 03, 2025

Thoughts going into 30

  • Your actions in your 20’s have an outsized impact for the rest of your life
  • You only need to be lucky a few times in life to change your life
  • Putting yourself out there is more important than being right
  • Sometimes going straight isn’t the fastest path
  • Concentrated effort in a short amount of time is more impactful than a uniform dull effort over a long period of time
  • Uniform dull effort over a long period of time can make great things happen
  • Money isn’t everything
  • Money makes life alot more rich
  • There’s diminishing returns in everything. Knowing when to stop optimizing is an important skill
  • Knowing when to give up is also an important skill
  • Finishing stuff fast is important when the consequences are low. Finishing stuff right is important when you can’t take things back
  • The satisfaction of reaching a goal is only as difficult as the journey to get there
  • Buying things cheap and frequently is a short dopamine hit, buying things right will end up being cheaper in the long run
  • The middle market in most things are cheapening the premium so everyone can try it and that’s pretty noble
  • Who you do it with is more important than what you do
  • We exist in a system the point of the system is to contribute to society
  • Winning the game is having the system work for you to fulfill your best life
  • The easiest way to win is to be the best
  • New money is more impressive than old money
  • All family lines eventually dull when there is no struggle to sharpen the knives
  • Lifes a gamble, things don’t always work out
  • If done right, the best years of your life should be the years that you’re currently living
  • You attract the people into your life based on the way that you are. The actions that make the most impact are changes to yourself
  • It’s hard to find out what to buy on the market, it’s also hard to hold on when the item you have goes up in value. Knowing what you own is the only way to succeed.
  • Good things don’t happen in isolation. Good things are usually followed by other good things
  • Don’t underestimate socialized behavior, most people go with the flow because it’s safe
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