notes to myself

will be updating this list over time, as i think of more things to add.

• you can just do things.

• winners never whine, whiners never win.

• respect is about treating others as equals – it’s not about putting them above you on a pedestal. that will actually alienate them.

• communicate well, communicate often. especially with the bad, uncomfortable stuff

• when interacting with others, always assume the best case. and be totally okay with when you’re proven wrong.

• always keep things at the lowest stake that you can keep them (relationships as friends -> significant others, working on a new fun project w/ zero expectations vs. immediately making it into a company, etc.).

  • things worth exploring & doing tend to naturally increase their stake/importance over time

• sometimes, pre-maturely extrapolating too far ahead is a guaranteed way of manifesting potential future issues today, when they may never even arise in the future anyways.

  • aka don’t overthink lol, just do things & find out.

• ego is a huge limiting factor to self-improvement, always have open ears to those closest around you.

• people have given up on you when they stop telling you how you can improve — (@aadillpickle)

• fight the routine of life by constantly doing new things every week

• you can indeed just do things

• if you’re not getting rejected every day/week, you’re not trying hard enough to explore new things

• thoughts & beliefs -> actions -> experiences -> thoughts & beliefs

• continuously seek discomfort (s/o yes theory lol)

• do things that increase your surface area for luck.

• whenever you find yourself in a phase of overthinking, watch “3 Idiots”, realize how trivial life can be, & get back to work.

• focus on winning in all aspects of life: family, friends, work, love, etc.

• optimize for not having regrets.

  • it’s one of the few types of pain that time can’t heal.

• health is a multiplicative factor on everything you do.

• did i mention that you can just do things?