Cliff Devries

Small splash expert at RIT

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@VivekGRamaswamy Fuera

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My cat can triangulate between me, my wife and daughter at any time.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

One of the great mistakes in life is suffering for years because you didn't want to feel foolish for five minutes.

-You don't want to apologize, so you let a relationship deteriorate.
-You're scared of the sting of rejection, so you don't ask for what you want.
-You fear people will say your idea is dumb, so you never start the business.

Nobody likes feeling foolish, but the feeling fades quickly. The willingness to endure five minutes of discomfort turns out to be a meaningful dividing line in life.

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Traveling to Texas tomorrow. Very excited to see great diving. Very excited for Tacos. Not sure which one I'm more excited for...

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The Diving extravaganza at the RIT Imagine Festival. #UpstateExcellence #HardWorkPaysOff.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

People can help you in many ways throughout life, but there are two things nobody can give you: curiosity and drive. They must be self-supplied.

If you are not interested and curious, all the information in the world can be at your fingertips, but it will be relatively useless. If you are not motivated and driven, whatever connections or opportunities are available to you will be rendered inert.

Now, you won't feel curious and driven about every area of life, and that's fine. But it really pays to find something that lights you up. This is one of the primary quests of life: to find the thing that ignites your curiosity and drive.

There are many recipes for success. There is no single way to win. But nearly all recipes include two ingredients: curiosity and drive.

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@tsarnick Very impressive, but it's somersault mechanics are not good.

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.57 miles

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.53 miles

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.54 miles

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.53 miles

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.45 miles

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.57 miles

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.46 miles

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.52 miles

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.53 miles on the elliptical today.

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After a year and a half of riding the elliptical every day, I am up to 12 min and .50 miles.

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The two forewords are very entertaining.

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Reading now: Reality Check by Guy Kawasaki.
It has a pretty narrow focus on tech startups in Silicon Valley, but it has some very useful tips for all entreprenuers.