MOH KAL

inexorable

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

Hi, I'm Kal. I live in New Zealand.

Rebuilding my life in my 30s.

For years I thought I wanted more.

More proof.
More money.
More success.

Turns out I wanted less.

Mountains.
Slow mornings.
People I don't have to perform for.

Most people never figure out what they actually want.
I'm lucky. I did. Now I'm building toward it.

What does a good ordinary day look like for you?

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

It's okay to rebuild your life in your 30s.

You're not behind.

You finally know what you don't want.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@thedankoe The notes app full of ideas you never posted isn't a library.

It's a graveyard.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

Post every day. Reply to everyone. Join an engagement group.

That's the default way to grow.

I'm betting on something slower: ideas good enough that people share them without being asked.

Ask me in a year if I was right.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@sflorimm Growing without getting busier. Rare. Respect.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@be_evolved1 That's why I have one rule for big decisions: never decide from anger, fear or exhaustion.

Wait, then ask again.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

Writing isn't typing.

It's three walks, a few half-sentences in your notes app, and one idea you can't stop turning over.

The typing is just the last hour.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@buzorszn Money was never meant to buy happiness.

It's meant to protect four things: your time, your energy, your attention, and your options.

Happiness grows in what those four protect.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@neppy Define rich first. Otherwise you'll get there and still want more.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@kamilbaranek_ Deciding what's worth doing.
AI can do the work.
It can't choose the life.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@Zaydenf9 Yes. Nobody knows your name yet, which means you get to decide what it stands for.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@chreesdmn Pick the goal you'd still chase if the follower count disappeared tomorrow.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@LeoBuilds_ Not having an opinion is sometimes the most honest answer.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@danellisona 1K people following you is cool.

One person thinking differently because of you is the real win.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

This is my 5th time starting on 𝕏.

1st time, it was still Twitter. I thought it was only for people into news, which I wasn't. I posted about my interests for a few days, then deleted the account.

2nd time, I was going through a rough period. The only things that helped were books, podcasts, and reading tweets. That account got deleted too, because all I did was consume.

3rd time, I'd pulled myself out of a miserable life and wanted to help people who were stuck like I'd been. I did a 100-article challenge in public, synthesised books, videos, and podcasts, and shared the lessons I'd learned. Then AI started booming, and nobody wanted to learn anymore. Everyone was too busy being shocked by what AI could do.

4th time, I went faceless. I thought maybe my ideas needed to outlast a face. I engaged a lot, but the reply guys wore me down, so I took a break.

Now, the 5th time, I've come back with the life I've decided I want to live, and I'm building everything around it. Writing, sharing, and connecting with like-minded people keeps my head straight.

When I stop taking in good ideas, writing, and sharing, my life starts to spiral. I'm not the best version of myself.

So how long this time? I stopped asking. Every time I left, I came back. That's my answer.

And if you read this whole thing, something's wrong with you. Something's definitely wrong with me for writing a comment this long.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

Here's what mine looks like.
https://t.co/SXnWT7CKWn

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

Hi, I'm Kal. I live in New Zealand.

Rebuilding my life in my 30s.

For years I thought I wanted more.

More proof.
More money.
More success.

Turns out I wanted less.

Mountains.
Slow mornings.
People I don't have to perform for.

Most people never figure out what they actually want.
I'm lucky. I did. Now I'm building toward it.

What does a good ordinary day look like for you?

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

Define your "enough" number before you start chasing more.

Write down what your ideal life actually costs per month.

Most people are shocked by how much smaller it is than the number they're chasing.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@ML_Philosophy They assume understanding someone is the same as knowing them.

You can explain a person perfectly and still never really meet them.

[MOH KAL @iammohkal]

@zdogmode Call everyone you know.

Not to sell, just to tell them what you built.

Your first customers usually come from someone who knows someone.