adam de los reyes

Rule #76: No excuses. Play like a champion.

[adam de los reyes @ahjammm]

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[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

An optimist’s playbook for surviving a recession (and thriving on the other side)…

4 core principles:

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

23 lies you've been told about the world:

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

You’ve been told that money is the only type of wealth.

This is a lie.

The 5 types of wealth you MUST understand:

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

It’s important to create a focus ritual.

A focus ritual includes:
• Priming—what you do before
• Consumption—what you drink/eat
• Environment—where you are, what you listen to

The ritual becomes a mental trigger that puts you into a focused state.

Create your focus ritual.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

In his final Amazon shareholder letter, Jeff Bezos shared a powerful message on maintaining your distinctiveness.

THREAD: The fight against normalcy:

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

The top 1% of new ideas I've encountered:

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Very important to fix your Twitter feed:

1. Tap home button.
2. Tap stars on upper right of screen.
3. Select “Latest tweets”.

You are being manipulated by the algorithm in ways you don’t realize.

Easy to switch back & forth to see the difference.

[adam de los reyes @ahjammm]

What’s my secret? I always feel like I haven’t accomplished anything at all. It’s gifted me with success and cursed me with obsess.

[adam de los reyes @ahjammm]

Texting with my 5 year old >.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Huy Fong's Sriracha hit revenue of $150m+ a year...with no sales team, no trademark and $0 in ad spend.

Its creator is Vietnamese-American David Tran, making the sauce's success a tale of immigrant hustle and a product that literally sells itself.

Here's the story🧵

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Sriracha founder Dave Tran was once told that his sauce was too spicy.

A friend suggested that he “add a tomato base” to make it sweeter.

Tran replied, “Hot sauce must be hot. If you don’t like it hot, use less. We don’t make mayonnaise here.” Legend.

[Nick Huber @sweatystartup]

Stress is relative and dealing with it is a skill. A muscle that needs exercised to develop.

Too soft of a life and you fold under pressure.

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

Anxiety is the gap between what you are doing and what you think you should be doing.

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

Put yourself in a position where you are entirely undistracted.

You will understand that the problem wasn't lack of time, but lack of focus.

Deeper concentration, better results.

[Ana Lorena Fabrega @anafabrega11]

As a rule of thumb, recognize effort, not ability, and recognize ethics over achievement.

Recognize the learning process, not just the outcome.

Recognize curiosity, perseverance, and a growth mindset over the completion of tasks.

[Dave Kline @dklineii]

The 7 best questions for interviewing high-performing stars.

And how to answer like one:

[Clint Murphy @IAmClintMurphy]

92% of people never achieve their goals.

Aristotle solved this 2,345 years ago.

= Thread =

[Dave Kline @dklineii]

I've trained 100's of managers.

The 60% who fail make one mistake:

They don't delegate

Here are 11 tactics to win more by doing less 🧵

[Sachin Ramje @SachinRamje]

7 tips to improve your WRITING forever:

h/t @wes_kao

[Orange Book ����📖 @orangebook]

Easy to feel depressed when you’ve been too comfortable for too long.

Push yourself, you will reconnect with a version of yourself you love, you will feel better.