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True arrogance often goes under the radar because it’s commonly mistaken for bravado and being braggadocios.

But it is very common, and the cause of most peoples lack of success.

Obviously I’m no stranger to blatant peacocking. Sometimes in jest, sometimes ironically, but sometimes before I’m even aware I’ve done it.

I’ll admit it is not always good.

But it is not arrogance.

Arrogance is incompatible with learning or real advancement.

It is poisonous to the human condition, because Man’s chief characteristic is adaptation to thrive.

It is the feeling of internal superiority such that a person struggles to completely change their mind regardless of what is presented to them.

There is so much tension on the idea to be correct.

It is the ‘humble’, jolly obese person who immediately dismisses the advice of the athlete/fitness scholar who has gotten in shape and maintained it.

Finds the excuse for why they’re wrong, and it won’t work for them.

The ‘humble’ person in poverty who immediately dismisses the advice of the multi-millionaire because they internally believe they know better.

The 0 follower account who feels the need to tell 1M follower accounts how to run their page or what they need to post.

Humility, by its nature, is deeply internalised.

Whatever is proclaimed is irrelevant, and you’ll see it regardless of any persona or character. It is based on how one approaches learning, growth, and their openness to adopting different mental models.

It is very rare that you see people open to completely changing their minds.

They say they are, but it is often performative virtue. Few ever do it.

But you’ll notice the people who succeed the most are ALWAYS looking to learn and advance because they never believe they’ve figured it all out.

Don’t have to proclaim it or be soft and delicate about being humble etc.

You will see it in their behaviour. Lifelong students.

Always eager to tinker, learn, and improve.

Always believe there is something they do not know.

Really can’t fake it.

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There's a story about a boy who got his foot stuck in a drain during a flood. The water kept rising, the boy failed to dislodge his foot and, as a result, drowned. He could have saved himself if he had cut off his foot, but he didn't and he died.

"Sometimes in life, you need to cut off a little piece of yourself to grow". It's a paradox. But it's also true. Some situations hold us back, and the only way to get over them and improve, is to cut certain people out of our lives, even if the thought of doing so is as daunting as cutting off a foot...

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Deadliest combo to ever exist in human history:

charisma + work ethic + audaciousness

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It is a great tragedy to see a young person read philosophy seriously.

To read too much, and too early, is the surest way to ruin the development of your mind.

Observation should always precede ideas.

When this does not happen one’s thoughts and ideas are thoroughly perverted by the experience of another person.

Rewires the entire brain.

It becomes difficult to develop earnest wisdom through personal experience, which is the purest fountain of knowledge a person can drink from. Soon enough, foreign sediment pollutes their mind and they are robbed of superior thought in the later stages of life.

It becomes impossible to rid them of such a pervasive and artificial education.

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You have to "force" your dreams to happen in the world, they'll rarely happen any other way.

If you want the life you dream of, to happen - you have to push. Be persistent. Take action & not stop.

We don't talk enough about force...

It's the only way most things get done.

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If you’re serious about your upward trajectory, then it is a serious mistake to indulge in the presence of those who have completely given up on theirs.

Once you’ve found your footing you can offer them a helping hand more comfortably.

But when you’re in flight all excess weight should be avoided if you wish to get anywhere.

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Knowledge isn’t power. You can know a lot, and sit in your house all day doing nothing...

While the person who knows half as much, takes action and laps you.

Act.

Have some Audacity,

Take some Chances & Go for what you Want.

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Not all possessiveness is toxic. Some of it is just the natural urge to protect what you love.

If he or she never inspires jealousy, maybe it's not that you're secure, maybe it's that you don't care
that much.

Sterile love isn't strength, it's disinterest dressed as maturity.

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If you need help, seek it from the right people.

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I highly recommend a clingy, lovey-dovey partner.

Life's too short to be with someone who acts like showing love is a chore.

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The ability to be productive - to be useful - is in itself therapeutic.

Uselessness breeds hopelessness where usefulness instils sovereignty.

You need to be competent not just for other people's sake, but for your own - so that you can respect you in appreciating what you add.

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If you want to give yourself a solid kick forward in your future, ask yourself:

"What will it cost me if I don't act?"

People postpone endlessly because they don't think about or connect fully with the costs of inaction.

There are costs. Act.

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You don’t escape suffering by rejecting love; you escape it by embracing growth.

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You'll develop peace in doing things your way once you accept that EVERYBODY believes they've beaten you in some arbitrary competition in their head.

No matter how much success you have, there will be an excuse they've made in their head to tolerate you.

If you're richer, then you don't have time and happiness like they do.

If you're hot, they're probably smarter.

If you work hard, they're too cool to be a try hard like you

If you're likeable and charismatic, the only reason they aren't is because they "keep it real"

If you're anon, the 'only' reason they can't post like you and see similar success is because they've doxxed, or their content is too intellectual for the masses.

Limited by their monumental courage, intellect, and bravery.

If you're tall, then short people live longer.

If you're big, you probably can't fight. They've won the imaginary brawl.

If you're in shape, they're more free to eat whatever they want.

No matter what you do, they'll make up an arbitrary metric to beat you in.

Be charitable, and let them have it.

Might as well just do what you want.

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A dangerous person in their work & life is the one that believes - in their bones - that they can figure anything out.

Never count them out.

That kind of mindset will take you everywhere you want to go.

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“If you love her, tell her. If you want it, take it. If you’re scared, do it anyway. ‘Later’ is where dreams go to die of neglect.”

The Now is the Only Weapon. Attack or Die.

The present is a knife. You can use it to carve your life into something legendary, or slit your own throat with comfort and safety and another night of scrolling until your eyes bleed.

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How to figure out what you want:

1) Make a guess at what you want

2) Do everything in your power to achieve it

3) Realize that everything you did was just a prototype

4) Start over with more clarity on what you want

Then repeat steps 2 through 4.

Probably for the rest of your life.

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