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[Ko @koskloud]

@orangebook Do it for your kids who will be very expensive, but you've promised to give them a privileged upbringing.

[Ko @koskloud]

@omgmaddie Went to Barnes & Noble to pick up Train Dreams by Denis Johnson, but refused because of that exact same sticker. Picked up Jesus' Son instead.

[Ko @koskloud]

@DejaRu22 I'd start with Steve Jobs by Isaacson. The man almost single-handedly created the world we're living in today.

[Ko @koskloud]

A reminder that everything everyone knows was learned.

You aren't any less intelligent than them, which means you can learn it too.

The hard part is figuring out what to learn, but once you've figured that out, it's just a matter of putting in the time and iterating.

[Ko @koskloud]

@CoachDanGo I’d like to believe this were true, but most of the smartest, most consequential people in the world today (and throughout history) are out of shape.

[Ko @koskloud]

@AugustusDelano I once heard someone say that each day should be lived as if it were a life of its own, and it stuck with me. I think there’s a lot of truth to that.

[Ko @koskloud]

@MrE_mssg Should’ve never been a feature in the first place. Write it on substack.

At the same time, some articles get massive engagement, so if the option is there, why not take advantage.

I blame it on the developers of the app more than the people doing the writing.

[Ko @koskloud]

@thebeautyofsaas There would be. I can tell you right now I'd be a buyer. How would you ship it though?

I've actually been thinking of a way to get online content delivered to people in physical form outside of them printing it.

[Ko @koskloud]

Steve Jobs said: we can only connect the dots looking back.

Most of us learn solely through pain. We need to burn our hand on the stove to know not to touch it.

So when you’re in that moment of grief, anger, or strife from a self-inflicted wound or something out of your control, treat it as a learning lesson.

Either “that turned out to be a bad decision, I won’t do that again.” Or “I was wrongfully terminated from my job, and though it’s stressful and nerve-wracking, I need to move on.”

You accumulate enough of these lessons and your character… what makes you… you begins to take shape. That’s what life experience is. You only learn by going through it.

[Ko @koskloud]

There is no finish line.

You’ve never “made it”.

If you retired and moved to a tropical island with an endless amount of funds and the 10/10 by your side, you’d be miserable within a week.

God designed us to be strivers and wanderers. Builders and creators. In constant motion. Pushing against something.

We’re like sharks, if we stop swimming we die.

[Ko @koskloud]

@CubsZone Hard to believe PCA is tied for the league lead in home runs. Dude can’t be more than 185 lb.

[Ko @koskloud]

1. Honor your earthly father & mother. Though they were far from perfect, they nurtured you to adulthood which is more than some can say.

2. Fathers need to be fit, do some training, and carry weapons. You’re the last line of defense between a cruel world and your woman and children.

[Ko @koskloud]

If you’re a chronically online goblin, start posting content on what it is you’re consuming.

Pick the platform you’re on the most, and start sharing what is you’ve learned or your opinions, because with that much input, there’s something you know enough about to teach, or a topic you have a unique opinion on that people would be interested in.

[Ko @koskloud]

@SahilBloom The world rewards action not intelligence. You could be the smartest person in the world, but what does it matter if you don’t do anything with it.

[Ko @koskloud]

Always a shame to see a high-level professional athlete lose his ambition once a huge guaranteed contract is signed.

The aura diminishes, the skills stagnate, the number on the scale goes up.

Because you technically don’t “need” to perform. The dotted line has your signature on it.

Shows you weren’t in it for the guts & glory, but for financial security. Externally motivated.

Many such cases.

[Ko @koskloud]

@readswithravi In my experience it takes at least two years of diligent, steady work til you should expect to see any results.

Nature is parsimonious. It’ll weed out anyone unserious about their craft.

[Ko @koskloud]

@stevesperandeo @readswithravi Very true. We are responsible for our internal states at the end of the day.

[Ko @koskloud]

If you’re lonely, you need to start going to a third place at least once per week.

For me it’s been church. I go to a small group before service, and chat with people before and after that. Sometimes I’ll get lunch with someone after service. Connecting with kind like-minded people has been a blessing and much needed.

For you it might be a jiu jitsu gym, run club, yoga studio, book club, pottery class, etc. but find something you can attend in person at least once per week, and don’t stop til you find something that clicks. I visited six churches before landing on the one I’m at.