The world is a very malleable place. If you know what you want, and you go for it with maximum energy and drive and passion, the world will often reconfigure itself around you much more quickly and easily than you would think.
~ Marc Andreessen
( The funny thing is either you believe it fully or you don’t, there is not in between)
On life:Start by reading-
1. Replacing Guilt
Can relate on a day to day level, with how to overcome guilt and do something
( state of motion is the best thing you can get out of this book)
2. Obstacle is the way
- Primer on stoicism, by giving examples of people
3. The way to love - Anthony De Mello
- will give new perspective on everything, particularly kindness, treating others well
- Inner game of Tennis - Timothy Gallwey - tells about how to work better ( myth of working hard), whether competition really matters( new perspective on how to see it), literally amazing
On strategic thinking
1. The great Mental models- Shane
- Have read it 6 times, essential on getting new perspective on how to make better decisions by adding a new perspective
2. Naval articles
- https://nav.al/
( Timeless, trust him and think critically about what he says)
3. Paul Graham
http://www.paulgraham.com/
— nice filter of what actually works in the real world
4. https://fs.blog/ - blogs of farnam street
— more perspectiveOn getting rich and working hard
1. Sam Altman- blog
https://blog.samaltman.com/how-to-be-successful
( basically covers everthing, reread reread reread)
2. Naval’s blog on creating wealth
Mentions -
1. https://www.avabear.xyz/p/be-an-asker
2. https://haleynahman.substack.com/p/102-no-worries-if-not?s=r - don’t say no worries, it’s okay if it feels bad.