John Pina

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@wojespn How will he feed his family?

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

I was recently struck by a realization:

The people I read books about are very rarely the people I would ever want to trade lives with.

Why?

The price of their success was not one I would be willing to pay.

There is a price tag for anything you want to achieve in life.

Every single thing you want is an output that requires certain inputs to buy or earn.

Importantly, there's a "List Price" and a "Real Price":

• The List Price is the actual, direct price to pay for the thing you want (effort, time, energy, etc.).

• The Real Price is the List Price plus the indirect price in the form of the tradeoffs and opportunity cost of the pursuit.

Using the example of John D. Rockefeller, the List Price for his success was the countless years of 24/7 hard work and focus, but the Real Price also included the loving relationships lost, the physical and mental health deterioration from the nonstop schedule, and the reputation damage of some of his business practices.
There's the List Price you see, and the Real Price you don't.

Before you go after anything, make sure you know both.

What I've learned: There are many things in life that look like a great deal based on the List Price, but a ripoff based on the Real Price.

Three questions we all need to ask ourselves:

1. What is the List Price of the thing you want?

2. What is the Real Price of the thing you want?

3. Are you willing to pay that Real Price?

For me, thinking clearly about the List Price and the Real Price of the things I want has helped create a balanced existence.

I spent most of my life thinking that I wanted to build something enormous, be extraordinarily rich or famous, and have some large buildings named after me.

But while the world certainly needs some people to continue thinking like that, as I've matured, I've realized that the Real Price of those things is not one that I'm willing to pay (at least not for now).

It would almost certainly mean giving up these 1pm Wednesday pool days with my son—and I'm just not willing to do that.
In a different season of my life, perhaps I will reconsider my view on the Real Price, but for now, I'm thrilled to enjoy my pool days and leave the building of something enormous to one of my amazingly ambitious followers!

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@HoustonTX There should be some sort of alert system, similar to the Amber Alert, for these types of issues. This is a potentially significant public health issue.

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@TeamYouTube Since updating to iPadOS 16.1 I’ve been experiencing issues with the YouTube TV and YouTube Apps. The error reads “Something went wrong. Tap to retry”. A hard reset temporarily fixes the issue but it comes back. Reinstalling the Apps hasn’t helped. Any suggestions.

[Ndamukong Suh @NdamukongSuh]

Some advice from a guy that won’t be at the Super Bowl in two weeks.

Knowing how to process failure is one of the most important building blocks of success.

Thoughts on failing and how to use it for gains:

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@TeamYouTube I’m having issues linking my YouTube TV account with certain Apps (ESPN, NBC, and others). I click on you tube tv provider... then I pick my Gmail address to login and a page loads to blank.. login and connection never happens. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@NBCSports @nbc @YouTubeTV I’m keeping @YouTubeTV , but I might drop 🦚

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@Spinacolada_ Oh, you noticed the dew point was lower too?

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@CarliLloyd @FOXSoccer All the best, Carli. I remember staying up late while vacationing in Italy to watch the 2015 Final. What a performance and what a career!

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@cpet96 @JCMacriNBA I see them winning it all this season. 🤣

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

Mom was right

[Sarah Pina @Spinacolada_]

My mom (about Mads Mikkelsen): He looks like a cave man...from Dracula.
Me: A vampire
Mom: Yep

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@TeamYouTube Since last night I’ve been getting interrupted streaming with frequent playback errors. There are no issues with my internet.

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@FanaticsSupport I need to cancel an order and I sent a DM but no reply yet

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@ProjectLincoln #WeWillVote

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@MiaFarrow It’s called respecting and caring for one another. Come to TX and you’ll see a different side.

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@YouTubeTV Great! A 30% price increase to add more channels I don’t want. Time to offer different packages.

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@Spinacolada_ Aren’t you the coal miner’s daughter?

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@TeamYouTube Having trouble getting YouTube TV live channels to play on iPhone and iPad. Only playing “Recommended” content. Have tried reinstalling the App and restarting my devices, to no avail.

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@RexChapman Humanity. We need more of this each and every day.

[John Pina @TheJohnPina]

@damienwoody Nice job, Damien! Keep working.