Daniel Gaughran

[Paul Graham @paulg]

It's so weird how difficult it is for the left to understand that all you have to do to decrease housing costs is to let people build more housing.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@chaotichermes this applies to most jobs, regardless of gender

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@colejaczko Ecclesiastical

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@TimelessArie hopefully Seattle and Portland don’t follow suit.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@resetbasis @moseskagan growing slowly is so painful in the short term.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@TheBTCTherapist it's crazy how the body is literally telling you, stop doing this to me. and then you keep doing it.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@moseskagan struggle with idea of passing on assets to those who did not toil for it.

yes, you can ideally raise them to be humble and financially prudent, but it doesn't replace the perseverance forged in the struggle.

would rather my kids have perseverance than cash flowing assets.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@realEstateTrent i try to make it a habit of when someone asks me how business is going, I say “ask me in 10 years”

its usually a good deflector, but also helps continuously remind me of the patience required to see material results.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

Currently sitting in my office in Bellevue, watching Amazon employees walk around outside.

I can't complain, I enjoy all of the new retail businesses and apartment buildings popping up to serve all of the workers.

Have an office in DT Seattle too that I'm at 1x/week, such a different vibe than Bellevue.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@kevg1412 read this earlier today, and felt overwhelmingly pessimistic afterwards.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@moseskagan @EmilyAssembly ecclesiasties referenced

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

thinking in abstractions is so powerful with scripture.

the bible is arguably the most effective leadership book ever. it has united billions of people for millennia. Christianity teaches:

humility, love (philia not eros), giving to those in need, patience, listening, controlling anger/rage, using hard times as opportunities for perseverance…

i could go on and on and on.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@HussainIbarra i wish the internet had a disclaimer under every post.

“dont believe everything you read on the internet”

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@MurrayHillGuy1 i’ve been on do not disturb for the past 10+ years.

i do not want to be disturbed by my phone all day long.

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

Reading Genesis makes you wonder if God is just a normal dude who vibe coded us into existence: “Let there be light.”

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@moseskagan you have to just set math aside and realize a home is purely about utility

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@tommyswriting just because humans have done something for thousands of years doesn’t make it good.

you can find creativity and peace without a malbec and mozart, and it will probably be more enduring.

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@paulg your end notes are where all the hidden gems are.

[Pat @Patbrdh]

Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock in a mostly empty bar. Go somewhere you’ve never been. Listen to someone you think may have nothing in common with you. Order the steak rare. Eat an oyster. Have a negroni. Have two. Be open to a world where you may not understand or agree with the person next to you, but have a drink with them anyways. Eat slowly. Tip your server. Check in on your friends. Check in on yourself. Enjoy the ride.

Anthony Bourdain

[Daniel Gaughran @dinstheman]

@ProfFeynman if you believe you can think your way out of being lost, you’re also lost.