To be an artist is to reach out into the infinite chaos of the universe, grab a handful and bring it back. If you make it that far, then you look at what lies in your hand, brush off the parts that don’t matter, find a speck of something that does, polish it until it […]

It turns out what makes you not miserable is also what makes you not poor and it’s this. Only compare yourself to people that are better than you in ways that you can change. Social media can make you better and it can make you worse. If you follow people that are better than you […]

There’s a point at which everything you learn requires you to learn the opposite thing. If you learn to be patient then eventually you’ll need to learn when to be impatient. If you learn to control your anger, then you’ll have to learn when it’s good to be angry. And if you learn to be […]

So here’s the best trick I know for getting stuff done. Put an absurd amount of effort into something that’s stupidly easy. People pick challenging things because they sound cool. But if you learn to choose a small task that requires ten percent of your effort and apply a hundred percent of your energy to […]

I believe in aiming towards truthful behavior that creates positive outcomes. I believe that acting on desire in a clear, honest way, teaches us through the feedback of experience what is true and what is good. And because acting on desire teaches us what is true and good, acting on desire with positive intention is […]

There are an infinite number of things that you’re bad at and a finite number of things that you’re good at. So you should work on the things that you’re good at because you can remain lost pushing against your weaknesses for your entire life.

Sometimes, it doesn’t matter whether you’re worthy or not. And questioning whether or not you deserve something can bring a lot of unhappiness. Because maybe your situation has nothing to do with how worthy you are. Maybe it’s simply the hand you’ve been dealt. The way out of this is responsibility. Because here you are. […]

If you’re having trouble getting anything done it might be because you’re not bored enough. It’s really popular to believe in using will power to accomplish big things. But you also can just let yourself get so bored that you can’t stand not doing what you want to do. We never give ourselves the opportunity […]

Here’s the fundamental equation of human progress. Desire plus boundaries equals abundance. To get what you want, you first have to figure out what you want and then decide what you are willing to do or give up in order to get it. From there, you can take a step that will get you a […]

Turning yourself into a winner is the best hack for motivation. Because winners want to win more. This is the biggest reason you should pick small goals and crush them. Because it will teach you that you are a person who gets things done. You can watch the YouTube video below: