To younger me

• Be ready to be wrong.
• It’s a marathon, not a sprint.
• Avoid FOMO. Ignore the noise. There will always be another play.
• Look for self-growth. Every failure is a lesson.
• Stick to what you’re good at.
• Forgiveness is the only way.
• Despair is the failure of imagination.
• Be constantly self-aware. Be ready to admit defeat.
• Don’t chase.
• Держи хвост пистолетом.
• Discipline = Freedom.
• To sell is human.
• The closest thing to freedom is wealth.
• Live on 1/10th of your income.
• Work can be effortless.
• Consistency beats everything.
• Singles add up.
• Avoid overconfidence.
• Work is joy.
• Grind is the best part of the journey.
• You can outrun your doubt.
• Defaut to optimism.
• You don’t have to burn out.
• Don’t bullshit.
• What you work on > how hard you work.
• Economy is candles. You can lit as many as you want.
• Company becomes people it hires.
• Thinking non-linearly is what great team enables.
• People love what they’re good at.
• Each hire is a magnet for the next
• Investor is an employee you can’t fire.
• Default to action. Do, don’t pontificate.
• Assymetric risk moves.
• Be aware of a durable competitive advantage.
• Celebration is a great way to make people work great together.
• Soldier through and work your way out.
• Best is yet to come.
• Rationality is a moral duty.
• Know your risk profile.
• Ambitious people + ambitious company.
• Know why you might fail.
• Have reinforcing feedback loops.
• Avoid 0-sum games.
• Think big.
• Your best chapter is the next chapter.
• Don’t filter your outputs. Filter your inputs.
• Wealth is only achievable when purpose and practice are calibrated.
• "Less wrong." > "More right."
• If you’re in your head, you’re dead.
• Without vision you shall perish.
• Do the best you can, with what you have, wherever you are.
• Salary is for living. Equity is for upside.
• You’re enough.
• Stay the course.
• Value your time.