sean abram

elemental abstraction artist 🛸

[Michael Ferguson 🧠😇🕊 @neuromichael]

Previously unseen details of human brain structure revealed. Featured image: a single neuron with ~5,600 of the nerve fibers that connect to it.

I feel overwhelming awe at nature's complexity and order.

https://t.co/lLiEo6z1YQ

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

Something that took me too long to learn:

You can’t do a good deal with a bad person.

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

Warren Buffett’s the greatest investor ever.

His shareholder letters are a goldmine for advice on investing - and life.

7 iconic one-liners from his letters that I keep coming back to:

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

A partnership can be really, really powerful.

But it's REALLY hard.

I haven't always gone into partnerships with eyes wide open.

Now I use this due diligence before we do a deal with an operator/owner:
✔️ Background check
✔️ If they’ve ever raised capital, talk to their previous investors
✔️ Review their business's reviews & BBB files
✔️ Attorneys review all contracts prior to doing the deal
✔️ Call and email 10 references

Some other things to remember:

→ Partnerships are easy to get into and hard to get out of. Do you want to work side-by-side with this person in the same office for 10yrs? If not, don’t do the deal.

→ How does this person talk about & treat people they leave or disagree with? Start with the end in mind. Have a conversation about expectations for both sides, then document them. If it’s not signed, it never happened.

→ People change, expect it. Expect people to turn into the worst versions of themselves when money's involved. For many, money creates monsters.

→ Incentives drive actions. If they earn their money regardless of their performance, expect them to do less.

→ Most people won’t want it as bad as you. They won’t be willing to put in what it takes. Set the agreement accordingly.

[Fiona | The Millennial Money Woman @The_MMW]

I spent 7 years in Wealth Management

And advised 453 Millionaires

Here are the 11 most important lessons I learned:

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

You feel terrible because your subconscious knows you could be doing better. A thread:

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

If you are going to try go all the way:

Don't half-ass it. Give up all the small things that bleed what you really want. Parties, friends, mai tai's on the beach. It will mean difficulty and being alone. Solitude is a gift.

There is no greater feeling than trying all the way.

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

You have to learn to do things you hate in order to do the things you love.

No payoffs come without sacrifice.

[Slava Bobrov @slava__bobrov]

There are over 650 muscles in your body

Credit: SciePro

[DOE Office of Science @doescience]

Turbulent fluids, climate change, and composite materials are all complex systems that benefit from high-performance computational simulations. @ENERGY is providing $16 M for 4 projects in scientific machine learning: https://t.co/n166Y0bnAH

[NASA Webb Telescope @NASAWebb]

There’s just one Ring Nebula to rule them all. Now Webb has turned its eye on this popular target, revealing the complexity of its structure in unprecedented detail — and the possibility that the dying star at its center has a companion: https://t.co/wfcaLkQNAe

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

The only thing worse than thinking without action, is acting without thinking.

8 other harsh truths to push you to greatness (visualized):

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

Once you realize just how much more work it takes to go from good to great…you realize you can only be great at a few things and ignore the rest.

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

Before you get into entrepreneurship just know...

You will get lied to, cheated, defrauded, tricked, sued and you'll make plenty of mistakes too.

You'll be better for it. But it will take its piece of skin. Make sure you're ready.

[Prof. Feynman @ProfFeynman]

Understand, don't memorize. 🧠

[Dan Go @CoachDanGo]

The best fruit for the brain has to be blueberries.

Anthocyanins are a group of deep red, purple & blue pigments bound in plant-based foods.

They're part of a larger category called flavonoids. These are largely found in fruits like blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries.

Anthocyanins have been shown to have a whole host of benefits such as improved memory, lowered blood pressure, reduced risk of heart disease + cancer, and prevention of neurological disease.

A collection of 13 studies found that dietary levels of anthocyanins correlated with better processing speed while improving the quality of life in older adults (1).

Another meta-analysis found that anthocyanins were correlated with better focus, memory, reaction time, and overall improved cognitive function (2).

Other foods that contain high amounts of anthocyanins are cherries, pomegranates, black and red grapes, red cabbage, red onions, and the skin of a purple eggplant.

Want a better brain? Start adding blueberries and the other foods mentioned above to your next grocery run.

Sources:
1. https://t.co/Zorp3ALf8c
2. https://t.co/Zorp3ALf8c

[Dr. Ryan French @RyanJFrench]

It’s not just the size of the #SolarFlare that counts. Here we have a small C-class flare, but associated with a gorgeous eruption of a dense filament of plasma. Alternatively, we can have major X-class flares that provide nothing interesting to look at at all!

[New Scientist @newscientist]

IBM has managed to dramatically reduce the number of quantum bits required to ward away errors in a quantum computer https://t.co/Z6vMFlh7a1

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

The Funnel to Nonconformity:

+Become a funnel for ideas
+Let ideas fight based on merit, not emotion
+Find courage to act in nonconformity
= Opportunities others never see, or are too scared to act upon

An uncrowded market leads to outsized returns in life, and wealth.

[Codie Sanchez @Codie_Sanchez]

“I train my brain to perform one task incredibly well.

One task alone... to never conform.”

Here's how he explained it: