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.…

If you’re having trouble letting go of something, it’s usually because of what letting go would mean to you. If you can’t let go of a relationship, it might be because you believe that letting go means you have failed as a partner. And that failure means you are unlovable. If you are overtraining at…

If you’ve sorted through a lot of your life but are now struggling with motivation, then you have to change what drives you. When you’re struggling you can use pain to motivate yourself out of a bad situation, guilting yourself into action, and punishing yourself when you mess up.The incentives are aligned so it works,…