if you throw a rock at a dog, he’ll chase the rock. But if you throw a rock at a lion, the lion will chase you. be the lion. h/t https://twitter.com/kamalravikant/status/1282748253058895872?s=20

Systems >>> Goals. Why? Winners and losers have the same goals. Goals are temporary, Systems are enduring/allow for compounding. h/t https://smile.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299?sa-no-redirect=1

Your outcomes are a lagging measure of your habits. Your net worth is a lagging measure of your financial habits. Your weight is a lagging measure of your eating habits. Your knowledge is a lagging measure of your learning habits. https://smile.amazon.com/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/0735211299?sa-no-redirect=1

Corruption does not necessarily slow down economic activity — red tape and patronage do. Just consider how many places thrived (Rome, Renaissance Italy, the Industrial Revolution, etc.) in the presence of a high level of corruption. Furthermore, localism tends to reduce corruption. https://medium.com/@nntaleb/lebanon-from-ponzi-to-antifragility-c9867eb71998

Garbage collection, water and electricity matter more than global affairs. https://medium.com/@nntaleb/lebanon-from-ponzi-to-antifragility-c9867eb71998

They call it the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it. — George Carlin

Adversity introduces a man to himself. ― Albert Einstein

School is a place to accumulate knowledge. Collect it from others. Have it stuffed into your brain. You need to learn how to be a knowledge generator, not an accumulator.

You must risk being seen. Seen as you really are. H/t @JimCarrey https://youtu.be/cCDAiFrWNP0

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” –@AlbertEinstein