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Calvin Rosser
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Calvin Rosser
@calvin_rosser
Flaneur and certified surf bum. Vibe coding surferdiary.com in between waves. 🎙️ pod w @stephsmithio: @sydlis 📝 old writing: calvinrosser.com
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Jun 10, 2023
    There’s a real scarcity of people sharing ideas simply because they find them interesting. No agenda. No audience building. No selling. Just ideas, the types of meandering, imperfect discussions you'd have in college or at adulthood dinner parties with friends.
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Apr 9, 2021
    Each job pays you 5 salaries: 1. Financial 2. Psychological 3. Social 4. Educational 5. Freedom When we're unhappy at work, we often focus on getting more of the wrong salary. This strategic misstep fails to solve our problems, and it's entirely preventable. 🧵 A thread
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Apr 13, 2023
    Only been in SF for 50 days and am pretty sure it's the most underrated city in America. The delta between the Twitter/media story about SF and the actual lived experience is mind-boggling 🤯.
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    May 11, 2023
    Replying to @p_millerd
    I think you can do both, especially today. I spent 23-27 working for companies remotely, traveling to heaps of countries. Built skills + made money + enjoyed single life. Cash allowed for much better travel. Skills + cash helped fuel flexible life starting in late 20s.
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Aug 9, 2023
    Replying to @SchrodingrsBrat
    Why are you here? It's a sharp, but inviting question when asked well. A little shock for the soul that could mean "why are you on earth?" "why are you at this event?" "what messed up thing happened to you to lead you to this moment" Let the listener interpret as they see fit.
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Apr 16, 2022
    Blog pageviews by year: - 2017: 1,751 - 2018: 46,280 - 2019: 82,308 - 2020: 362,126 - 2021: 633,179 Just start, and keep going.
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Apr 17, 2022
    I failed to write a book for 4 years. I tried every trick in the book: set goals, tell people about it, block off time, etc. Nothing worked. It was embarrassing & I felt awful. I finally found an unlock in November 2021. Now I'm a few days away from a 60k word draft 🧵
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Dec 24, 2021
    Courses that should be mandated in school: 1. How to Have Difficult Conversations 2. How to Lie with Statistics 3. Personal Finance for Adulthood What else?
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Sep 12, 2023
    I want to follow more people who are sharing the mundane, silly, and profound experiences of their lives. No selling courses, building in public, dunking, memeing, etc. Just little thoughts about life. Any recs on accounts that are good follows for this type of stuff?
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Mar 4, 2024
    Mom would be 56 years old today, and I wonder what her life would have become. I like to imagine that she would be living her dream: a slow and sunny life on the sandy shores of Florida. But I can only speculate about how her story may have unfolded. She passed away six years
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Mar 22, 2022
    Replying to @thesamparr
    Why - Intelligent, light-hearted entertainment More - Insight into what you struggle with Less - Low signal episodes that exist to increase monthly downloads. They increase short-term metrics but trade away long-term respect. A bad trade.
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Apr 25, 2024
    Courses that should be mandated in school: 1. How to not be weird at social events 2. Why goodness > greatness 3. How to actually chill the f*ck out 4. The buffoonery of statistics 5. The art of apologizing even when it hurts 6. What happens when you lose someone What else?
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Jan 18, 2022
    Replying to @Untrulie
    - Most decisions are reversible. - No one knows what they’re doing. - Everyone can teach you something. - Follow your energy. - Don’t wait for the money. - Choose courage over comfort. - Be around people who want the best for you. - Progress isn’t linear.
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    Calvin Rosser
    @calvin_rosser
    Mar 10, 2022
    Congrats to @stephsmithio for hitting 100k followers! I knew Steph before she wrote an article, knew how to code, or was on Twitter. Now she's inspiring thousands of people on a weekly basis. Impressive to see the trajectory. A great example of where hard work can take you.

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