If you want to never run out of ideas then you have to practice coming up with ideas. Most people that can’t come up with ideas are trying to come up with the “right” idea or the “perfect” one. But the people that come up with great ideas are the ones that are writing down…

If you want to grow, you need to understand whether your pain is discomfort or damage. People talk about how pain makes you stronger all the time. But there are plenty of pains that don’t. Just like the pain of overtraining at the gym can make your muscles weaker. The pain of embarrassment in a…

Hating yourself for not doing epic things is dumb. If you were the best version of yourself, you would do what you want. You’re not an irresponsible lazy idiot that needs discipline for every step you want to take. If your life weren’t a complete mess, you’d do awesome things. So do the things that…

There are only two ways to change your life. The first is to look at the world around you, find the parts that could be better, and improve them. This is a big part of the hustle mindset and the role of the missionary. The second is to look at yourself, your beliefs, emotions, internal…

“Become more capable of risk over time” is the only formula that works if you want to grow as a person. Which means in any area of your life that you want to improve, finances, relationships, health, business, you have to take the step that makes it more possible for you to take a more…

To improve yourself, you need to do the thing that makes you feel like a bad person. If you have low boundaries, you need to stand up for yourself, and that’ll feel like you’re offending people because you’re not used to saying no or telling others what you want. If you have hard boundaries and…

There’s a lot to do in the world. But you don’t need to push much when you push in the right place. Most of us feel the never-ending panic to get stuff done. And we feel that if we work harder, then we’ll be okay. But that path will trap you forever. And real productivity…

If you can go anywhere in the world, you don’t worry about where you should go on vacation. You just go. Because if it doesn’t work out, you’ll go somewhere else. But you have to pick someplace first to learn that lesson. If you can get any job, you don’t worry about what job you…

The easiest way to get praised for your opinion is to tell everyone to go in the same direction they’re going. But say it in a way that sounds unique. Tell people what they already believe using different words. When you do this, you’re not taking on leadership or adding anything valuable to the world.…

A useful truth is something that is true, and if you believe that it’s true it will make your life better. There are plenty of things that are true but if you focus on them they’ll destroy your life. But there are certain truths that make you a better person if you focus on them.…