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you aren't lost. you've just developed the habit of waiting for permission, and now you constantly want to be told what to do. you ignore the voice in your head that knows the answer until it's echoed by someone else.
Ben Bader
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Ben Bader
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- The saddest archetype I observe is the comfortably numb 27-year-old guy with a “stable” job making around $150k per year. He probably wears a no-date submariner and lives in a respectable apartment. He looks forward to his 7 pm Chipotle burrito accompanied by the new show he’s
- The trajectory of your life is determined by your ability to block out the voice in your head that seduces you into idleness.
- no amount of money can buy the feeling of being obsessed with a craft. the rush you get when running back to your computer to implement an idea. the sound of the ball bouncing on the hardwood in an empty gym. it’s a constant energy that comes with alignment to your purpose.
- the girl you’re nervous to talk to is overthinking more than you are. the prospect you’re scared to pitch will hire someone with less experience than you. the content you deem too cringe to post can open doors you could’ve never imagined. get over yourself.
- Life is beautiful. Do not miss it. Do not take it for granted. Do not tell yourself something is missing, as you will always find something to look for. The thing you are looking for is you.
- quickest way to completely destroy your natural spirit is to convince yourself that analyzation makes you mentally superior. you second guess that feeling in your gut that knows when to let it fly. you hold in every joke or comment that could lead to real connection. you pass
- i asked a girl if she wanted to get drinks yesterday and she said no i followed up today with “hey i was overwhelmed with the amount of girls that asked me to go out last night. i have one spot left tonight. limited time only, you in? she still said no lesson in there
- 75 and sunny, top down, spotify shuffle randomly playing bangers from 2017. what a beautiful day.
- she was great, i just wish i met her a dozen years and $100m later
- your success is largely dependent on your ability to shut out the voice that tries to talk you out of action. there will always be reasons to go back to the drawing board. but it’s impossible to intellectualize your way to a goal. sometimes you just have to jump.
- Life is actually incredibly fair. You get what you truly believe you are capable of receiving. But you can’t deceive the universe the way you can your own mind. There is no hiding or contorting the truth. If you don’t get what you want, you’re not unlucky, you’re undeserving.
- you’re not free until you know that you could lose everything and get it all back
- brute said the real utility of thinking is knowing what thoughts you shouldn’t listen to that’s a bar