Sovereign Sam Steelman

Curating content relating to mastering the transition to the Information Age & thriving this century.

[Sovereign Sam Steelman @SovereigntySam]

@rorysutherland Where would you live now if you were thirty years younger ?

[Cyrus Yari @CyrusYari]

this why i turned down VCs & the mimetic BS path. more ppl waking up, even after winning.

Steven: "I'm not AGAINST entrepreneurship, I'm FOR self-awareness. True "wealth" is probably knowing what game u want to play & why, & having the courage not to play other ppl's games."

[AJAC @AJA_Cortes]

Long term studies on very low volume training (1-2 sets per week) demonstrate a plateau effect after about 1 year

Hypothetically you could very low volume with 2-3x weekly frequency and continue to get results

But overall, the anecdotal and scientific evidence dont support very ow volume as being a good strategy for maximizing hypertrophy

-But as I always say, if its working for you, keep doing it.

[OK Then @okaythenfuture]

You asked about job stability,

job stability for most private sector roles is over,

don't aim for a job, aim to be an owner of capital that compounds or procures rents for you,

failing that aim for vital strategic jobs that will always need a human in the loop like medicine, nursing, being a pilot, a teacher, or police.

That's it. Get rich or actually be useful.

[LindyMan @PaulSkallas]

Hmm. Can you do this working a regular job? How will that go for you? It will end up bad

Or is this advice for someone who has independent wealth?

Be careful of Payoff Space advice that does not apply to the 4HL consistency space life

[AJAC @AJA_Cortes]

Prompt engineering is essentially being able to ask detailed, contextual questions.

its programming in English, as many have pointed out.

The AI doesnt know what you MEAN, it only can interpret off of what you SAY and ASK it to do

better questions=better answers

[@levelsio @levelsio]

Dating apps don't work in 2025 I think

Go do activities outside where you think your future gf/bf would hang out

Like sports, hobbies, language classes, anything really

Don't focus on finding a partner, just try make friends with everyone, guys, girls etc

Over a few months you'll be part of many social circles now and high odds you'll meet somebody you like

And you'll meet them in a natural way where you know they match you quite well because they're friends of your friends

[Cernovich @Cernovich]

Even when I was on the grind, I didn't do more than 60 hours unless something broke. Then yeah you do whatever.

You only have four hours MAXIMUM of high cognitive function a day. Unless you really start popping stimulants.

Hustle and grind gurus are mostly scammers, just FYI.

[LindyMan @PaulSkallas]

I've decided to become a longevity guy. But only doing so with Lindy principles.

- blood letting

- serial cycling traditional med diet

- hunter gatherer levels of daily exercise

- age gap relationship

- children later in life

- no retirement

- purpose

- faith

- love

- never ending projects

- good stress not bad stress

- life long curiosity and learning

[Balaji @balajis]

Privacy is much better security than private security.

Be anonymous in public if you can, rather than conspicuously surrounded by armed guards.

[Balaji @balajis]

But institutions are over.
It’s all individuals now.

White House → Trump
60 Minutes → Rogan
NYT → Greenwald
NASA → Elon

So, the right approach is to ignore Wired and Scientific American. Just replace them with individual voices at 1/100 the price and 100X the quality.

[AJAC @AJA_Cortes]

Charles Bronson:

It is cliche to say "they dont make men like this anymore"

But it is true.

Bronson was the 11th of 15 children

Grew up in rural Pennsylvania

Spoke Lithuanian at home, english was his second language (he also spoke Russian and Greek)

Learned how to box as a matter of self protection, kept up the habit for exercise his whole life

Father died in a mining accident, so he started working as a coal miner as a teenager

Joined Airforce in WW2, served as an aerial gunner

Got out, worked odd jobs. Hired as a painter at a local theatre

Realized that actors got paid, seemed like an easy way to make money

Worked for decades, eventually got paid $1 million a film,

Didnt became a "Star" until Death Wish when he was 52

Had 4 children, owned a 260 acre ranch

Hated critics, didnt care about being "deep",
didnt like other actors,

was perfectly content to play violent characters, leave the set, and play with his kids

[Jash Dholani | link in bio has my books! @oldbooksguy]

Quoting Nietzsche, BAP writes the Roman aristocracy had a motto "otium et bellum, leisure and war."

Both are missing from the modern world.

We are incessantly busy with a thousand minor things, and yet not one of them presents the challenge or excitement of war.

[AJAC @AJA_Cortes]

The girly accounts posting about getting married in their 20s

Thats for WOMEN. Who have the entirely normal and healthy fantasy of being a stay at home wife/mom

But they dont understand the male side of course

Men should get married in their late 20s to 30s, after theyve had a decade to build financial stability and deep skill stack

It takes 10 years to become an effective operator in modern life

[Paul Millerd @p_millerd]

"This is the trap of prestigious career paths. Instead of thinking about what you want to do with your life, you default to the options most admired by your peers."

-The Pathless Path

[Alex Napier Holland 🦍 @NapierHolland]

🏡 Young people: please understand that buying a property seals you into that lifestyle.

✅ Great lifestyle? Go for it.

❌ But if your lifestyle sucks and you hate your job then a mortgage will TRASH your ability to move around, invest in skills and pursue better opportunities.

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

Timidity is dangerous: Better to enter with boldness. Any mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity. Everyone admires the bold; no one honors the timid.

[OK Then @okaythenfuture]

I oftentimes hear a lot of people say that the 2020s are boring or suck or whatever.

But that’s because you’re not leaning into what makes this decade exceptional, the actual birth of human grade machine intelligence.

This decade isn’t about great music, or inspiring political movements, or cool fashions. It’s about gaining an appreciation and mastery over tools that could amplify(at the minimum) a lot for you if you know how to utilize them.

It’s about Kling, Perplexity, Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Midjourney.

One day this era will be nostalgized over just like the past, don’t waste it complaining it’s not like the past.

[Sovereign Sam Steelman @SovereigntySam]

@Chris_arnade Sounds like the ultimate asymmetric bet.
Downside is you don’t give a fuck, have a laugh about it and move on with your life.
Upside is unlimited, could lead to the most memorable interaction of your trip

[AJAC @AJA_Cortes]

The best workouts/training schedules are always 3-4 hours a week

1 hour workouts.

Simple and straightforward to schedule and follow. Easy to understand

Optimal is not a question of advanced science, but practicality