Parham Nasseri

[Paul Graham @paulg]

If Steve Jobs were still alive, he would have the moral authority to face and maybe even to solve this problem. But I doubt anyone in the phone business now does.

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

Urgency is the best predictor of personal success.

[Garry Tan @garrytan]

The unit of software production has changed from team-years to founder-days.

Act accordingly.

[Naval @naval]

AI is adapting to us faster than we are adapting to it.

[Ricardo Hausmann @ricardo_hausman]

My column on Venezuela in @TheEconomist
“Prosperity does not come from oil, decrees or even benevolent rulers. It comes from rights. Rights create private property. Rights create security. Rights create debate. Rights allow people to invest, to innovate, to dream—and to transform reality. Take rights away, and society withers. Restore them, and recovery is possible.”
https://t.co/BuPYeGVGKs

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

“If it’s endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining.”

― Marcus Aurelius

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

A Christmas morning reflection…

95%

By the time your child turns 18, you've spent ~95% of the time you will ever spend with them in your lifetime.

There are specific windows, much shorter than you care to admit, during which certain people and relationships will occupy your life.

You may have only one more summer with all of your siblings. Two more trips with that old group of friends. A few more years with your grandpa. A handful of encounters with that coworker you love. One more long walk with your parents.

If you fail to appreciate these windows, they will quickly disappear.

Time Wealth is about an awareness of these windows.

But more importantly, it’s about taking action against that awareness.

It's about recognizing that you are in more control of your time than you realize.

That you can take actions to create time with the people you love most.

That you can bend these curves.

That 95% is an average—and you’ve never wanted to be average in anything your entire life.

So, show up to that recital. Plan that trip with old friends. Grab that quick coffee. Go on that walk with your parents. Have that meal with your sibling.

In the end, it's not about the journey, it's not about the destination, it's about the company. The people along the way.

Cherish the people and the rest will fall into place as it should.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I’m increasingly convinced that emotional control is the ultimate sign of personal growth. The ability to remain unshaken by the little collisions and inconveniences of life. To avoid assigning false narratives to everyday slights. That’s when you take control of your own life.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

The measure of wealth is freedom.

The measure of health is lightness.

The measure of intellect is judgment.

The measure of wisdom is silence.

The measure of love is peace.

@naval

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Simple is beautiful.

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

"Happiness is a choice you make and a skill you develop. The mind is just as malleable as the body. We spend so much time and effort trying to change the external world, other people, and our own bodies, all the while accepting ourselves the way we were programmed in our youths. We accept the voice that talks to us in our head all the time as the source of all truth. But all of it is malleable, every day is new, and memory and identity are burdens from the past that prevent us from living freely in the present."

— @naval in Tribe of Mentors

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

Brains are very susceptible. Steer yours properly. View the sunrise, thank God for another day living and then go get meaningful things done. Trolls and drama are there to test your focus. Happy Friday!

[Naval @naval]

Founders can delegate everything except recruiting, fundraising, strategy, and product vision.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

"Education isn't something you can finish."

-- Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)

[Paul Graham @paulg]

"It's lovely to be useful."

— Jony Ive

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

I'm smart enough to know that I'm dumb.

[Naval @naval]

Daydreaming is the security blanket of adulthood.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

You can always recognize truth by its beauty and simplicity.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

We need to teach how doubt is not to be feared but welcomed. It's OK to say, "I don't know."