Michael Yaman

[Mahmoud Rasmi @Decafquest]

@tferriss And realizing that there's an intermediate step, according to the Stoics, between an event and our reaction. Namely, judgement.

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

Life is unpredictable. There are many unexpected problems that will pop up, and I’ve found that two things help me sail choppy water during the day.

Both are done in the morning: A) read a few pages of Stoicism, like Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations, and B) control at least a few things you can control.

First, for A, here is one Marcus Aurelius quote on my refrigerator that often does the trick:

“When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil. But I have seen the beauty of good, and the ugliness of evil, and have recognized that the wrongdoer has a nature related to my own—not of the same blood or birth, but the same mind, and possessing a share of the divine. And so none of them can hurt me.”

Now, B) control what you can control. No matter how shitty your day is, no matter how catastrophic it might become, you can make your bed.

And that gives you the feeling, at least it gives me the feeling, even in a disastrous day, that I’ve held on to the cliff ledge by a fingernail and I haven’t fallen.

[Mark Sham @MarkSham]

SOUTH AFRICA, YOU LITTLE BEAUTY 🇿🇦❤️For the last few years, I have been deeply frustrated with the state of our nation, but then I started traveling all over the country, and my view of things became more balanced. Today I want to celebrate the good things about South Africa, and there is a lot of good!

When I really think about it, I love this country to death. It's just our government that I'm not a big fan of. We have so many incredible features to celebrate as a nation, and I'd like to remind you of some of them today:

1. South Africans are just lekker. Yes, there are always a few bad apples, but on the overall, we are a resilient bunch who have managed to stay friendly and optimistic, despite all the things we have to deal with.

I can personally tell you, as someone who travels overseas a lot internationally, whenever I come back home, the warmth of our people is distinct. We take everything in our stride, we always have a smile on our face, and we always make a plan (sometimes to a fault).

2. Our weather and climate are near impossible to beat. Very few countries around the world get to enjoy sunshine the way we do. We don't really have four seasons. It's more like summer for eight months, then mostly spring with winter before 10am and after 5pm for about two months 🤣

3. We have the most incredible natural beauty across the country. Again, I can tell you from personal experience, and as someone who has traveled South Africa flat, we are blessed beyond what we realise. And I'm not just talking about Cape Town 🖐️

Every little city and town across the country has such a unique flavour. Our garden route should be labeled as the 9th wonder of the world. The Karoo is breathtaking. Our mountain passes are majestic. Our many bush lodges make every foreigner wish they lived here. And our wine farms are best in class around the world. It certainly doesn't hurt that our wine is cheap compared to the rest of the world either!

I could literally write a book as to why I am proudly South African, but for time sake I will just say this:

✅ Despite all our problems, we never say die, and we always make a plan. We work hard, we play hard, and we laugh A LOT!

✅ May our South African spirit never die, even when the very government that is meant to protect us does the very opposite.

✅ We are South African. Loud and proud. Anyone who's lived abroad knows this, especially when you bump into other South Africans around the world!

So I guess what I'm trying to say is... Happy Heritage Day 🇿🇦❤️

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

Fast, lift, sprint, stretch, and meditate.
Build, sell, write, create, invest, and own.
Read, reflect, love, seek truth, and ignore society.
Make these habits. Say no to everything else.
Avoid debt, jail, addiction, disgrace, shortcuts, and media
Relax. Victory is assured.
@naval

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

@hubermanlab Any insight into how psilocybin’s effects are affected when the individual taking it is concurrently taking SSRIs ?

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

@MMAFighting #stillknocks 😤😤

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

@Rap Esssketit

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

Obstacles reveal opportunities.

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way." — Marcus Aurelius

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

The world might become a scary place soon.

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

#Russia murdered two people in (NATO member) #Poland with missiles, Article 5 will be invoked, #WWIII is on.

"We have a sacred obligation under Article 5 to defend each and every inch of NATO territory with the full force of our collective power." Biden said in March.

[News24 🇿🇦 @News24]

South Africa has secured loan agreements of €600 million (R10.7 billion) from France and Germany to aid its transition away from coal and adopt cleaner energy sources like solar PV and wind. | @LameezOmarjee

https://t.co/U9NkB1UkmJ

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

Caffeine is one of the few drugs people use to feel normal, alcohol is one of the few drugs people use to seem normal, and cannabis is a drug that makes the normal seem more interesting.

[Barsee 🐶 @heyBarsee]

15.
Replace late nights with early mornings.
Replace complaining with acceptance.
Replace consumption with creation.
Replace worrying with meditation.
Replace video games with books.
Replace comfort with discipline.
Replace thinking with action.
Replace alcohol with water.

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

Alcohol is far worse for us than most believe. Zero is indeed better than any & beyond 2 drinks per week, negative health effects accumulate. There are ways to offset/reverse that. All that & more including hangovers & remedies on the Huberman Lab Podcast: https://t.co/obavwRbl60

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

@hubermanlab Benefits of quitting cannabis after long term use?
Side effects of long term use?
Withdrawals?

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

@juicelegend Dont talk about it,
Be about it 🦦😤

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

“But more importantly
I’m tryna change the world”

Long live the juice

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

This shit put me right in the feels.
After experiencing @thekidlaroi’s concert, seeing Juice live woulda been an experience of a lifetime.

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

@arielhelwani Joe does whatever the fuck he wants😤😤

[Michael Yaman @__Baman]

@arielhelwani Rockhold not getting his chin shattered.