Levi Satterthwaite

Midwest kid minding his own business and trying to retire on a 1000 acre family compound deep in the mountains somewhere…

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@Investandbefree Appreciate it. Don't hate me for all the questions haha.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@Investandbefree @benjune This isn't in place of the SOP...

the SOP just says that the 15m dip/ladder crossover entry is one of the two possible entries.

I'm trying to define what that setup looks like based on the course recordings so I have a reference for what support to look for, etc.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@Investandbefree my follow up question... is a dip when we actually cross under and then back over the yellow line? or just dip down towards it and recover?

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@thelebryant @botondendrenyi_ As Cal Newport argues, Rule #1 in Deep Work...

sometimes the most productive thing you can do is shut down and give your mind a break.

To loosely quote him,

work hard when at work, and then be done, allow yourself to rest.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@DecadeInvestor It doesn't matter whether they're right or wrong. They're already both very wealthy.

Why would they take the risk?

And if they won't take it, of course, they won't recommend it.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

"Volume negates luck."

@AlexHormozi's a blessing to this generation.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

For the last 3 months before switching over to tech

I was working as a day delivery driver for a soda company, driving 40ft semis

up at 3:30am, clocking in at 5am

your day is done after you personally unload and merchandise your entire load...

5, 10-12 hour shifts a week

home by 4 or 5 usually but was a complete zombie. Could barely stay awake to even watch TV.

Horrible.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@theficouple Curious what the mileage is on that bad boy when you make the 7+ year life expectancy statement...

Corolla's know no limits. I have a 2010 Civic that I feel similarly about at over 200,000 miles.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

I mental tangent to add...

I tend to read the scriptures through a lens of morality...

what is right or wrong, what should we do or not do...

when in fact I believe that God has given us instructions on how best to enjoy life, truly what is best for us.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

Chapter 3, "Deep Work Is Meaningful" has been quite a ride... it's given me a lot of clarity and an endless web of observations to make about my own life.

While I gather my thoughts... Newport brings attention to this age-old quote that I am spending some mental energy on...

"We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning cathedrals."

On software engineering, a little further down on pg. 89-90...

"...One hundred years from now, our engineering may seem as archaic as the techniques used by medieval cathedral builders seem to today's civil engineers, while our craftsmanship will still be honored."

I reminder that the way in which something is done tends to be more important than the outcome itself.

Can't help but think of verses in the Bible that bring attention to the way that something is done...

"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving."

Colossians 3:23-24... as well as others. Ecclesiastes 9:10...

"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom."

Tangible outcomes achieved in the physical world we live in will remain just that, physical. The way that we do the work, however, is a spiritual matter.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@TaylinSimmonds Context is key.

I literally thought you were promoting getting a job as a barista...

apparently, I require more coffee this morning.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

Have you developed a solution to this for you and your family?

I'm torn daily between two mental states:
- efforts to create an income to provide
- the need to present with my family

I'm not sure what options I have. I need to work full-time to provide for them... and if I ever want our income to be generated more favorably, ie some business of my own perhaps, then I have to work in addition to my 9-5.

It always feels like to achieve the one I have to sacrifice the other.

We're not even to school age with our children yet.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@theficouple I've got a 1.5-year-old and a 4-month-old...

hang in there, lol.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@dschwertfeger If you write what you want...

won't you attract the audience that needs it?

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@MarketPalmer_ A large plot of land in the mountains.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@charliebennett …and if you have Grammarly installed.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

Concerning yourself with things you can’t control is a losing game.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@AlinDragu I’ve been outcome focused for a long time and I can tell you that

it’s been detrimental to the actions I’ve taken and has done nothing to guarantee the outcome.

[Orange Book 🍊📖 @orangebook]

Life suddenly gets better once you are more ruthless about removing what you don’t need from your life.

[Levi Satterthwaite @levisatt]

@DadTransformer Lead by example. Great post!

I think it’s easy to try and convince ourselves that by neglecting ourselves we’re putting others first when in reality this is a lazy, dishonest approach.