I've seen mere mortals catch skyscraper sized rockets out of the sky. Yet the planet is populated with the capable saying that they can't. That it's impossible. That you're in over your head
What happened to them? What broke their spirit? What killed the child inside of them?
if anyone wonders how it feels when your startup equity becomes worth millions at 24
it’s cool for a minute, then you realize you’re broke and can’t get the money out for years
With rare exception, ideas really are trivial compared to execution.
For example, the idea of going to the Moon is simple, but ACTUALLY going to the Moon is staggeringly difficult.
If you feel stuck, I strongly encourage you to wake up one hour earlier and dedicate that hour to working on the one thing you believe will drive your life forward the most.
when you seem to lose faith in the process and think of quitting, remember that someone with half your talent is winning simply because they never doubted themselves and kept showing up day after day, no matter what.
dad asked how i was, told him my training run was crash looping, he said "have you tried turning it on and off again," i laughed and said haha dad i'm a serious engineer i don't do that, i hung up, did that, and it fixed the problem
one of the things i've learned about incredibly competent people is that they are incredibly competent at everything. it's either nothing or all. like, if someone is really good at one thing, they tend to be good at everything
life is just unfair like that
losers get mad at winners for acting like winners. they don't have the capacity to model what it's like being at winners. "why are you winning? that's not what i would do"