Scarcity dictates what’s meaningful.
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When you are alone, a relationship feels meaningful. When you’re in a relationship, time to yourself feels meaningful.
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When you are overworked, time off feels meaningful. When you have plenty of downtime, work feels meaningful.
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The scarcity never gets solved, it simply changes form.
Honma discovered patterns that still work today:
"Markets are driven by emotion, not logic."
"History repeats because human nature never changes."
"The crowd is usually wrong at turning points."
These principles built his fortune 300 years ago.
I asked X: "Which book changed your perspective on life more than any other?"
After THOUSANDS of replies, these were the top 50.
The ultimate 2025 reading list… (bookmark this) 🧵
@Alphafox78 Not new at all. We had that in an company I worked for in Germany years ago. I believe the issue was, you cannot sell that due to obvious safety issues. Though not gonna lie, using this with a longboard in empty streets after a few beers was excellent.
"If you are ever tempted to look for outside approval, realize that you have compromised your integrity. If you need a witness, be your own." — Epictetus
"People love to bitch and moan that they don’t have enough time. In most cases, I’ve found that it’s rarely a problem of time, but usually a problem of priorities." — @markmanson