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notes to self because i forget my ideas too often | i make videos + do social media stuff | psychology at northeastern u

Los Angeles, CA
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4 months
hi. i love u. here's my one pager. get to know me in a minute includes: -things im looking for advice on -my creations -my hobbies -existential questions -more check it out here
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btw - i don't agree with every single word, but i do really love the ideas surrounding the homogenization of media, incentive structure of hollywood, and "unnecessary-sex-scene" phenomenon. enjoy yall, its full of fun
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I thought dating a hot girl would make me happy. And boy was I really fu*king wrong. It was awful. I mean, she wasn’t awful. No, she was great. We would go to the movies and go out to restaurants and go on long walks and oh boy the best part was the se- WAIT. That’s beside
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@tferriss @morganhousel I've listen to thousands of hours of podcasts. Probably over 300 episodes of the TFS alone. And this was genuinely one of my favorite episodes ever. 2+ hours of gold in every sentence. Thank you Tim. Thank you Morgan. Seriously. Thank you.
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@Hannes_TCE @deepimpactcrier xd in hollywood media at least yes
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Incredible metaphor and piece of wisdom from @JohnMayer on being a creator. “We all gotta accept we’re just in an apartment. There are people above us, there are people below us. But instead of thinking what’s in their rooms, we just gotta continue living our lives.”
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166 AD. A gust of wind sends a shiver up your spine. A lump in your throat leads to another coughing fit. Blood in the snow. Your say to yourself: “It is not pain that hurts me, but my judgement of it” This is what Marcus Aurelius likely said to himself leading the Roman
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@tyromper The victim mentality will never lead to the life you want to live. Think about any hero's journey. The hero doesn't win the elixir if they whine and complain. Only when they go into the depths can they emerge victorious.
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10 months
pro tip: before u doom-scroll, text someone you love them. see which one makes u feel better :)
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I wake up before 5 am. I’ve competed in a bodybuilding show. I have a 3.8 GPA in a tough-ass University. But I’m not special. I don’t believe there’s anything about me that is special or better than others. And it’s fu*king amazing. Yesterday, the handyman came over to fix my
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0% lies. 100% facts. Made just for you. :) Have a great Saturday, y’all. <3
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@gilbert It's a theme repeated among a lot of high achievers. If you knew how much work it'd take from the start, you probably wouldn't have taken the plunge. It's hard to voluntarily take on that much suffering. respect.
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Ask yourself and listen: Am I measuring my progress according to values I care about, or metrics other people SAY I should care about?
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I’m sorry y’all. I fu*ked up. And I'm so happy I did Yesterday, I made a post about Listening. Listening requires: silence an open heart no preconceptions This is the path to true learning. To take it a step further, this is also how you teach The best teachers aren’t
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You are not afraid of failure. Something much deeper tugs at your heart strings. But in order to overcome it, you first must be aware of it.
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do yourself a favor, deep-clean your house. clean environment = clear mind = creative energy
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Are you scared of putting out "shitty work"? Pro tip: Lower the Stakes. Anything I write or record is simply the first iteration of the idea. It doesn't have to be perfect. It just has to be out.
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I hate saying this. I really hate saying this. I need to slow the fu*k down. This morning, at 4:40 AM, I slammed my hand on the alarm clock, threw off the covers, and jumped out of bed. Immediately, a splitting headache erupts. Pressure behind my eyes as if someone was
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Every day, we are dying. Infinitely inching closer to our demise. One step towards the inevitable end. We’ll live for 80 years. 25,000 days or so. I’ve only got about 19,000 left. And each day - that number decreases. One day will be my last. And then I’ll be gone. You
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Fu*k your bank account. Your individual achievements will not be remembered as much as how you acted while achieving. You can't access your AMEX in the Afterlife. The goal is to be a great person while doing great things.
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27,000+ Impressions. Passed 100 followers a few days ago. How? Literally just fkin writing lol - i luv this sh*t. Have fun yall, ily guys <3
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eating healthy tastes fucking spectacular. post-workout meal: ~800 cals 60g protein 70g carbs 32 g fat
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If you're not failing, you're not trying hard enough. If you want to become the best athlete, you've got to compete against the best athletes. You're gonna lose. A lot. That's okay. Failing today is paying the price for success tomorrow.
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if u think blue cheese is disgusting grow tf up.
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@carlos_cisco so many banger paragraphs in this fr
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What's the point of living if you're not the hero of your story?
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Honestly, it’s sad. Not terribly tragic. Not awful. Just sad. The kind of sad that washes over you when you see a kid crying in the airport or grocery store - and the parent is just scrolling on their phone. That kind of sad. That’s the kind of sad I saw this morning. I’m
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You get what you give. Karma is only a b*tch if you are.
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10 months
So many people on X claim to be "escaping the rat-race" just to fall into another one. Money Twitter is not reflective of real life. Put down the phone. Touch some grass. Breathe in. Live.
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I have a confession to make. I'm impatient as FU*K. So here's something I'm telling myself everyday when I wake up. "Impatience with Action, Patience with Results." - @naval high standards for your work. low expectations for the results.
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I've spent 1000s of hours digging through podcasts, articles, and books to understand great leaders. And I’ve uncovered an incredible insight from the oddest of sources Who? A Japanese swordsman - Musashi. Great leaders, founders, and businessmen are craftsmen. The carpenter
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You’re fuking pissed. You’re not where you want to be. You put in the work: Stay up late. Wake at dawn. But despite all the work - You feel stuck, stagnated, and worthless It’s taking its toll on you. Your self-worth is dropping. You go to sleep angry. You pity yourself.
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I'm fucking fed up. Fed up of following everyone else's advice when it's all the same theoretical BS. I'm going to pave my own path. And I bet you are too. What's something you're doing today that's benefitting your tomorrow-self?
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Yesterday, I almost fu*ked up. A mere moment away from fu*king up one of my greatest friendships. My friend and I got into an argument. Not like a shouting-and-screaming argument, but definitely a spicy debate of sorts. It’s about this girl. This girl he’s dying over. Here’s
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You want friends, right? Well - there's one trait you gotta have. The trait shared by the greatest artists, politicians, and founders known to history. Charisma. And I’ve got good news. The greatest Charisma is Curiosity. There’s an old adage; “Interesting people are
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Humans are willing to pay a LOT for high quality food, clothes, and cars, yet we expect high quality information to be free. Odd.
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I used to think college was stupid. Turns out I was stupid. Most students fail to see the golden opportunity in front of them. 1 - Connect w/ students (future founders + entrepreneurs) 2 - Use Alumni Network 3 - You're at the forefront of Science + Tech Take advantage.
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i’m sorry. i’m sorry i didn’t tell you guys sooner.
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9 months
6 months ago, my speech was a garbled mess of slurred words and monotonous garbage. I fumbled over sentences like I was running on a floor of banana peels. Now, my speech is punchier, concise, and far more eloquent. And it all came from writing daily. It forces you to choose
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post-workout wisdom a teensy weensy little nugget of thought that genuinely changed my life. Objective Reality is a lie. enjoy :)
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@TheCinesthetic banger movie
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Did you know you could time travel? Well - sorta. More like speed up time. Or rather, speed up your progress. Dead serious. Lemme tell you how: The average person spends 1 week to make a big decision. Quitting their job. Asking out that girl. Sending an email or text.
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@Culture_Crit Utterly incredible attention to detail. wow. each vein and muscle fiber is so defined.
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I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I struggled with -Getting up early -Staying Focused in class -Having energy for the gym I had enough. I changed 3 things. 1. Daily morning walk 2. Cooked ALL my Food(nothing from a box) 3. Drank Water, Coffee, and Tea(fuck soda)
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a habit i live by. it will make ur life 100x better. guaranteed :)
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My heart was pounding. Mind racing at a million miles an hour. “Fuck, fuck, fuck, i need to hurry up.” I was late. And I hate being late. Here I am, biking down the street, rushing to get to a meeting, wind coursing through my hair. And then I stopped. Slammed on the
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how long does it take me to write a longform tweet? 20 years. sure, the actual writing is 5-10 mins. but the thinking? my entire life.
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Nearly every creator under 1,000 followers on X is making the same fatal mistake. And it’s costing them. Not only costing them followers - but mental and spiritual growth, too. Their Information Diet. 99% of creators are merely consuming content everyone has already seen.
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You’re not afraid of Failure. You’re afraid of what comes after Failure. Afraid of what family, friends, and the world think of you after failure. But here’s the truth. You cannot control other people’s perceptions of you. Whether you succeed or fail - you cannot control
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Much of the unnecessary suffering we feel is a result of sacrificing things we cannot measure easily, -Health -Relationships -Peace of Mind for the things that we can measure easily. -Followers -Bank Account -Other People's Opinions of us
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99% of people don’t know how to socialize. and it's hurting them. It keeps them from making friends, having great conversations, and capitalizing on opportunities But here’s the good news - with 1 simple change, you’ll become the life of the party in no time let’s back up -
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I used to think being “sensitive” was a curse. I thought expressing emotions made you effeminate and weak. After 2 years of Stoicism, Mindfulness, and lots of journaling - i’ve realized something. The Wise Man expresses emotion. But he’s the one in control.
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I've been a pizza delivery boy. I've been a music teacher. I've been a waiter. The one lesson I've learned? The better you treat others, the better they'll treat you.
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The "Sucking Stage" is a filter. It separates those who truly deserve success from those who want an easy life. Embrace the Suck and you Build Your Own Luck.
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If you are just starting out, remember this: You will suck for a while. Embrace it. Everybody sucks when they first start. It's almost like a rite of passage that everyone must ride out. The only way to get better is to keep at it. Just keep going.
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Don’t listen to people who aren’t playing the same game as you. The last thing I want is to be Elon Musk. I respect him. I acknowledge him. But god damn, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that man smile. Hopping from venture to venture, he slaves away 16+ hour days running
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No one’s gonna talk about your net worth or accolades at your funereal. They’re gonna talk about how you acted with kindness, integrity, and truly listened to others. Quality of Character> Quantity of Bank Account
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the best longterm plan for content creators is honesty and quality. unbeatable.
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"The persona is incapable of receiving love, only praise" - @AubreyMarcus The mask we show to society is not our true self. And it cannot be loved. To receive love, we must embrace ourselves. Stop lying. Stop hating. Stop ignoring. Sink into who you are.
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The World Trade Center took 3285 days to build. And in 1 hour, it was destroyed in 2001. A human baby takes 394200 minutes (9 months) to develop. But in the span of one second, it can drop to the floor and die. 9 months gone in 1 second. In his book, Same As Ever,
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The Louder you Yell - the less people listen. If you want to be heard, hear others first. If you want to be listened to, listen to others first. If you want to be respected, respect others first. To receive, you first must give. Karma 101
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3.5 years ago, I was crying myself to sleep, at 2 AM, because some girl rejected me. 3.5 hours ago, I woke up, at 4:30 AM, got my ass to the gym, and here I am writing. What sparked the change? Disgust. Pure, unfiltered disgust and contempt for my sniveling self. I was sick
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I lost 40 LBS(~18kg) in 4 months prepping for a bodybuilding show. Here are 4 odd things that helped. 1. 10-minute-post-meal walks 2. Carbonated Water + Diet Soda 3. Eating a BIG BOY Salad every meal 4. Keep your mind occupied(read, podcasts, audiobooks, etc) have fun :)
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Be the older sibling you wish you had. The virtuous person gives back. They plant seeds in the soil they once harvested crops from. Don't be greedy. Don't be a stingy jerk. Give back. Love more <3
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Standing in the middle of the street, I glance at my wrist. 4:58 AM Perfect. I sip on my coffee, warmth enveloping me on this chilly, Fall morning. Surrounded by dim street lamps, I stroll in the middle of the road. No one’s out this early. And it’s magnificent. You can
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the more u learn, the more u earn. but in order to truly learn, you must be willing to shed old beliefs + behaviors.
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A Harsh Truth about Human Beings: You Cannot Change People. No matter how hard you try to convince or persuade others, you cannot force change. It must come from within. They must make the change, but you cannot do it for them. My brother is 7 years older than me. And when I
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Philosophy isn't important because it makes you look smart. Philosophy is important because it reveals how little you know. 99% of people have it wrong. They think Philosophy is mere mental masturbation. It's not. Philosophy is an art. In fact - it is the art. The Art of
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What you think changes what you do. That’s obvious. More importantly, What you do changes what you think.
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11 months
Pro tip: Add maple syrup to your coffee. It is quite literally the nectar of the gods. Oh - and make sure it's real syrup, none of that Aunt Jemima bullsh #t .
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It's scary to bet on yourself. What's even scarier is being on your deathbed, looking back on your life, and regretting that you never took that leap.
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Two weeks ago, I experienced the sublime. The most gorgeous painting that even Da Vinci couldn’t match. And it cost nothing. Absolutely free. For the first time in months - I saw the stars. Tiny, gleaming diamonds of light illuminating the dark sky. Holding each other’s
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The rise and fall of man starts and ends with the words he uses to describe the world. yuh.
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Consistency doesn't guarantee success. But Inconsistency guarantees failure. idk about u - but i'll be taking my chances.
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damn.
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a reminder to help you stay motivated during this uncertain path.
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pain and pleasure are opposite sides on the same coin. without one, the other cannot exist. light vs dark black vs white order vs chaos once you realize that the peaks of life cannot exist without the valleys, meaningless suffering ceases
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@MindTendencies2 @liftyourmind So true. Furthermore, the more you hold onto dying relationships the more resent from you and the other person. Can't build a relationship off hate :/
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Mindfulness is the muscle of the mind. And just like building your biceps, it takes thousands of reps.
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the most effective way to cure imposter syndrome is to do the thing you think you can’t.
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Change my Mind - anyone who tweets ChatGPT garbage should be kicked off X. no one wants to see ur emojis, hashtags, and overuse of exclamation points
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@Codie_Sanchez Great breakdown, Codie, appreciate the insight. Instead of trying to make money from nowhere, just capitalize on money that's sitting idly. Def gonna have to give this a good thinking sesh.
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kids in 2013 grew up watching a goldfish and blue cat complain about going to school in the Amazing World of Gumball kids in 2023 are growing up watching Mr Beast drive around in a Lambo giving millions of dollars to strangers. lets see where this ends up.
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How to know if your writing is good: Before publishing, ask yourself - “Could ChatGPT write this?” If yes, scrap it. If no, proceed and watch the cash flow.
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@ Beginner Creators Queuing up content weeks in advance is just Procrastination disguised as Preparation. stop waiting, start posting.
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I'm panting like a Dog. Muscles screaming for Reprieve. Heart pounding. Preworkout pumping through my veins. And a smile on my face. Two Dumbbells at my feet - 10 pounds heavier than last week. And I just repped them out. Completely muscle-fucked the weights. And even
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for 3.42 seconds this morning, I was absolutely fu*king livid, for the stupidest reason. whatever 5:10 AM spring outta bed take a piss coffee getting ready and amped and shit to go to the gym throw on a hoodie walk out airpods wait wtf? why aren’t they connecting??
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Pokémon Cards on eBay. I was 14. Used my Mom’s PayPal Account. From there on - i was hooked.
@LiberatedArnab
Arnab ♨
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How did you make your first $ online?
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the difference between average and truly incredible people is the degree of love for their passion. obsession always wins.
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@Nicolascole77 Great prompts to get the pen moving!
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10 months
1 Happiness Habit to Drastically Improve your Life: Stop hanging around pessimists. Pessimists create self-fulfilling prophecies, failing before they even start.
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You seek the Truth, right? You seek to understand this world? Great - me too. But we’ve been lied to. We cannot understand this world until we learn how to listen to it. Reread that sentence. Learn to listen. You see, istening is a skill. It can be taught and built over
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The Pleasure Paradox: By default, Pleasure is Unsatisfying. Doing pleasurable things releases dopamine, making us feel all gooey and content for a moment. And that’s it. Just for a moment. It is fleeting by nature. Our paleolithic monkey brains are not only pleased by
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Armaan Ajoomal
11 months
Human psychology changes over thousands of years. The algorithm changes daily. Fu*k trends. Trust evolution.
@pasit_ark
Pasit
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If you're a creator, entrepreneur, leader. Learning human psychology will be your highest leveraged skill. Agreed?
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You’ve been lied to. About what? Money. By who? Yourself. You may think that money leads to freedom and independence. Bad news… Let’s back up a second. We have many desires. One of those desires is to feel pleasure. Money gives us experiences to feel pleasure. Food,
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There is no meaning to life. And that's fu #king amazing. let me explain Life’s absurdity is liberating we expect a rational order to the Universe we expect our toils and hard work to lead to reward. we expect evil to be punished and virtue to be rewarded. we expect life to
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how many decades do we spend trying to fix our hair, nails, and the size of our house without ever spending a second to fix our souls?
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How I get 15,000 Steps + burn more calories w/o extra effort: 1- Pace back and forth during phone meetings 2- 10 minute digestion walks post meals (shoutout Stan Efferding) 3- Scroll and stroll: Everytime i use X, im walking in my house little changes, big results. get up.
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@ssmotzer @deepimpactcrier its part of the problem, but not the whole fault imo
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