Ryan Buck

Reminders to self.

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

“Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty." — @tferriss

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

Anything that can be destroyed by the truth should be.

[Donald Miller @donaldmiller]

The point of a story is never about the ending, remember. It's about your character getting molded in the hard work of the middle.

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

What things do you believe will remain valuable in the medium to long term, considering rapid ai and robotics advancements?
Here are some of my opinions:

-Social skills (community)
-Character (reputation)
-Content (entertainment)
-Scarce real estate (hard for robotics to mass produce)
-Fitness trainers (human accountability)

Did I miss anything?

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

“If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” — William Morris

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

“Like our stomachs, our minds are hurt more often by overeating than by hunger.” — Petrarch

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

@EthanWoo 😂 There is a black hole of need in these spaces.

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

If hind site is 20/20, then the fastest way to clear vision is to act immediately.

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

Instead of spending money to make captivity feel tolerable by purchasing things, spend money to make freedom attainable by purchasing assets.

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

If you are worrying about the dangers of the path you want to take, remember to worry about the dangers of the path you are on.

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

I used to dread hearing the words, “we have a problem”, from one of my contractors. That is, until I began to realize that problems are in the nature of almost all opportunity.

Through this lens, not having any "problems" can mean that I actually have a bigger "problem".

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

Impatience is an argument with reality.
-Rick Rubin

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

"Fear is the mind killer" -Dune

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

“You can increase your satisfaction temporarily and inefficiently by having more or permanently and securely by wanting less” -Arthur brooks

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

"I do my duty, and disregard all else. But if someone shows me where i'm acting wrongly, I will gladly change. For I seek the truth, and the truth never harmed anyone. Continuing in error is what causes injury."
-Marcus Aurelius (Meditations)

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

Reason number 2 to consider entrepreneurship:

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

If I picture two different routes to success as being two trains, one of those trains is sitting still, and the other is already moving…
Then choosing to learn from those ahead of me, is like jumping on the train that’s already moving instead of building up speed on my own.

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

One reason being hard to offend is so useful, is that, many of the things we mistake for offense, are actually just ignorance.

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

It’s October 1st, will you wait three more months to take a step towards your resolutions? Or will you be 3 months ahead when January 1st arrives?

[Ryan Buck @Theryanbuck]

"A man's real belief is that which he lives by. What a man believes is the thing he does, not the thing he thinks."

-George Macdonald