Years ago I mocked an intern for thinking his choice of neighbors would influence his career. If he’s reading this, I’d like to offer my apology. I can easily see that where you live might influence the energy you put into your career. If you live near optimistic winners, those qualities are sure to rub off to some extent. And I advise you to consider this fact a primary tool for programming your moist-robot self. The programming interface is your location. To change yourself, part of the solution might involve spending more time with the people who represent the change you seek. - How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams

"So how can you make the right long-term choices for yourself, thus being a benefit to others in the long run, without looking like a selfish turd in your daily choices? There’s no instant cure, but a step in the right direction involves the power of permission. I’m giving you permission to take care of yourself first, so you can do a better job of being generous in the long run." - How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big by Scott Adams

We can build the community we want 🏘️❤️

"This is the central illusion in life: that randomness is risky, that it is a bad thing—and that eliminating randomness is done by eliminating randomness" - Nassim Taleb

The longer the market goes without having a correction, the larger the correction will be when it happens. The longer we go in our careers and businesses without variation or randomness, the larger the amount of underlying risk we accumulate.

Moderate amounts of volatility are healthy. Lying on the ground and having a trainer drop a ten-pound medicine ball on you, you catching it, and throwing it back to them will make you stronger. Large amounts of volatility, like having a car dropped on you, will kill you. Likewise, moderate amounts of volatility in our careers and businesses are healthy.

entrepreneurial risk is more visible than the silent risk accumulated by people in most jobs.