Jake Mendys

Preparing for something new | Formerly of the @nba / @thebal and @MosaicBuilders

Optimist, sometimes writer.

[Jake Mendys @_Jake_Mendys40]

Thanks for an enlightening and insightful discussion @shaneparrish @TKPPodcast

Relationships > Transactions

[meatball times @meatballtimes]

hiring is impossible BECAUSE it's so easy to apply

finding a relationship is impossible BECAUSE new dates are a swipe away

getting into university is hard BECAUSE you can CommonApp apply to 50 at once

convenience is washing away friction that actually carried a lot of signal

[Adam Singer @AdamSinger]

The problem is we continue to hold up being financially rich as anyone's highest aim instead of starting a family and being spiritually rich. You can always make more money. The world is awash in it. Birthrate is down, depression/anxiety is up, end the LinkedIn hustle bro culture

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Leadership simplified:

Hire good people.
Give them the tools to succeed.
Provide them the security to take calculated risks.
Get out of their way.
Let go of over-controlling.
Support, don't thwart.
Cultivate intrinsic motivation.
Trust them to do their job.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

5. Humanize. Do real things with real people.

You’ll quickly notice that most folks are decent, nuanced, and trying their best.

They are not avatars to be dunked on or caricatures to be feared.

When we humanize, the body downshifts from defense to dialogue.

Curiosity rises, rigidity falls. That’s how communities stay resilient.

[Will Manidis @WillManidis]

“casino culture”

sports betting, shitcoins, meme stocks, vibe coding 100m in six hours, etc are all expressions of the same deep cultural rot. if youth don’t believe there’s legitimate ways to get rich through work, all of culture will become a rotten sports book for the soul

[Dean Phillips @deanbphillips]

Socialism will take root in America unless capitalism begins to work for more people and raises the foundation for all.

We already spend more
on healthcare, housing, and education than any nation.

We have the minds and the money. Just need political
leaders to prioritize repair rather than tolerating despair.

[juicy j @therealjuicyj]

Stop liking Ai pictures yall letting the robot's win

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Mike Johnson should immediately step down or be removed from office. He has completely abrogated his and Congress’s responsibilities under the Constitution.

[RebootHQ @RebootHQ]

Some fatigue runs deeper than what sleep can fix. @jerrycolonna explores the kind of weariness that asks us to fundamentally change how we live, and why honoring that call is one of the most loving things we can do for ourselves. https://t.co/cO6FtNOzC8

[The Masters @TheMasters]

It wasn't a dream. #themasters

[New York Mets @Mets]

ONE. MORE. DAY.

#LGM | @newyorklottery

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

What a shot at the buzzer. Ole Miss +3.5.

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Striving isn’t the problem.

Striving from fear and insecurity is.

If your self-worth hinges on every outcome, you're playing a dangerous game.

It's not how much you care, but how you care.

Here’s how to chase big goals without losing yourself along the way

[David Perell @david_perell]

Even the simplest jobs can change your life if you take them seriously. A friend of mine is a greeter at church. He's a successful guy, but this is a humble volunteer role. The kind of thing most people do reluctantly.

But every Sunday, rain or shine, he's there, waving and saying hello with an enthusiastic smile. He's been doing it for a few years now, and it's totally changed his life. He's a quasi-celebrity not just at the church, but in his hometown, and has one of the biggest networks of anybody I know.

All because he decided greeting strangers wasn’t beneath him, but worth doing passionately.

[Jack Raines @Jack_Raines]

Friendly reminder that Seneca's "On the Shortness of Life" is timeless and provides much better life advice that the slop you're being spoonfed on IG/TikTok.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

My entire life changed when I realized that friction is not the enemy. Technology enabled the obsessive removal of friction from your life, but sometimes that friction was what created meaning. Embrace meaningful friction. Do hard things. Don't optimize the life out of your life.

[roon @tszzl]

"I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline. Particularly when one can't see the details. Just the shapes. The shapes and the thought that made them. The sky over New York and the will of man made visible. What other religion do we need? And then people tell me about pilgrimages to some dank pesthole in a jungle where they go to do homage to a crumbling temple, to a leering stone monster with a pot belly, created by some leprous savage. Is it beauty and genius they want to see? Do they seek a sense of the sublime? Let them come to New York, stand on the shore of the Hudson, look and kneel. When I see the city from my window - no, I don't feel how small I am - but I feel that if a war came to threaten this, I would throw myself into space, over the city, and protect these buildings with my body."

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Everyone needs to hear this:

[Jake Mendys @_Jake_Mendys40]

Big Tar Heels s/o in white lotus premier tonight. I hope Lochlan doesn’t choose Dook

[Steve Magness @stevemagness]

Youth sports in the US are a disaster driven by egos & money.

70% of kids drop out of sports by 13

Fear of failure & pressure to perform from parents & coaches is one of the biggest reasons

We need to do better

Here's my youth sports manifesto for parents. It's important: