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Sports Enthusiast.
Witty Tweets.
Growth & Curiosity.
Bleed Blue.

[GS @thisisgsc]

When you have success, be extra wary. When you are angry, take no action. When you are fearful, know you are going to exaggerate the dangers you face.

[GS @thisisgsc]

@volklub It does. So does City and Ciaz.
Timeless designs.
Cars that look like cars.
Not boxes or tubelights.

[GS @thisisgsc]

@NikTek Let's go.

[GS @thisisgsc]

@sone_do_mujhe 🤷 The elevation of judicial officers only happens when there's vacancy in 1/3rd of the total strength that's reserved for them.

It's 60 for Delhi HC.
So 20 Judges must be from Judiciary.

[GS @thisisgsc]

Lawyers.

[Bill Ables, Esq. @lawyer_humor]

There is a disturbing trend of young lawyers trying to be concise.

A 2nd-year drafted an executive summary for a banking client using bullet points and plain English.

She proudly stated that she reduced a 50-page compliance memo into a 2-page brief.

I asked her if she thought the client was paying $950 an hour for brevity.

She muttered something about respecting the CEO's time.

I explained that clients don't pay us to solve their problems quickly.

They pay us to make their problems look so incomprehensible that only we can solve them.

I made her rewrite the summary using dense, impenetrable legalese.

It took her 12 hours to bury the conclusion on page 42.

The client called me the next morning to thank us for our incredibly thorough analysis.

Clarity is a customer service concept.

We are in the business of intellectual intimidation.

[GS @thisisgsc]

@deedydas Hard to believe, must've cooked their numbers.

[GS @thisisgsc]

@jguptallb Dm

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

What this also means, is that you won’t always be liked, you certainly won’t be appreciated...

...and people often won’t see the importance of your approach until you win. Then, you're a hero.

I talk about what *not* being "laid back" looks like:
https://t.co/J3RDuNOlVY

[Robert Greene @RobertGreene]

What has worth is worth paying for. By paying your own way you stay clear of gratitude, guilt, and deceit. It is also often wise to pay the full price—there is no cutting corners with excellence.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

The best definition of success is "Optionality."

You have options - in how you spend your time, your money, what healthcare you receive, how you pace your work, how you help those you care about...and generally how you live your life.

Success is Optionality, full stop.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

A person's success in life is most accurately measured by what they are willing to sacrifice for what they want.

Keep that in mind in the coming year:
What are you willing to sacrifice for the things you want?

It will tell you everything about whether or not you'll get it.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

Never believe what people tell you, watch what they do.

This is just as true in relationships, as it is in business or networking.

People are people. Actions are what tells the tale.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

Yes @ericjackson 🎯

"Our culture sells the “Easy Return Policy.”

If your spouse annoys you, upgrade.
If life gets complicated, eject.
If you’re stressed, blame the person closest to you.

...Dynasties aren’t built by quitters. They’re built by people who keep showing up."

[GPS @madebygps]

Focus tips that actually work:

- You only get 3-4 hours of real deep work per day. Protect those hours for what matters most.
- Work in 90-minute blocks, then take genuine breaks. Walk, stretch, look at something far away.
- Put your phone in another room. Studies show even having it visible drains cognitive capacity.
- Can't start? Commit to just 5 minutes. Starting is the hardest part.
- Create a pre-focus ritual. Same playlist, same spot, same routine. Your brain learns the cue.
- Do a "brain dump" before you start. Write down nagging thoughts so your mind can let go.
- Batch shallow work (email, Slack) into set windows. Don't let them nibble at your focus all day.
- Sit or stand upright. Posture affects blood flow to the brain and sharpens concentration.
- Design your environment. Clear desk, no distractions, maybe a specific scent or soundtrack.
- Adopt the identity: "I am someone who focuses." Behavior follows belief.
- Sequence your day: creative work when energy is high, reactive work when it dips.
- Use accountability. Tell someone your plan or work alongside others in deep focus.
- Embrace boredom. Train your brain to not need constant stimulation.
- Sleep, exercise, mindfulness. These aren't optional if you want elite focus.
- Consistency compounds. Same time daily and your attention span grows like a muscle.

Focus is the raw material of deep thinking. Invest in it wisely.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

If you’re feeling stuck, read this…

I call it the Clarity Curve:

When you’re stuck, you’re waiting for clarity. You make that clarity a precursor to action.

But in reality, the relationship is the inverse:

Action creates clarity.

In the beginning, the Clarity Curve is painfully flat. You take action and feel like nothing is happening. No insights, no breakthroughs, no direction. It’s frustrating and disorienting. This is the point where most people quit. They assume the lack of immediate clarity means they’re on the wrong path.

But the truth is that the flat part is the cost of entry. It’s necessary.

If you keep going—moving, experimenting, exploring, trying, failing, and adjusting—something shifts. Gradually, then suddenly. A tipping point. A moment where the curve bends upward and clarity grows exponentially.

You start to see what matters. You recognize what doesn’t. It’s an a-ha moment of clarity built upon days, weeks, months, or even years of stumbling through the fog.

So, the advice is simple:

Just start moving.

Take a job, even if it may not be the job. Start a business, even if it may not be the business. Date a person, even if they may not be the person. Make a move, even if it may not be the perfect move.

No one has it all figured out. No one knows exactly what they’re doing. Everyone is stumbling along. Some people are just willing to stumble enough to find their way into something special.

The people you admire are just the ones who had the courage to start. They didn’t overthink it. They didn’t wait for permission. They didn’t sit around hoping for a perfect plan. They just kept showing up.

The clarity you seek is found in the action you avoid.

I’ll conclude with my favorite quote of all time:

“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” - Rumi

Start walking. The way will appear.

[Dr. Arthur Brooks @arthurbrooks]

The happiest people I study center their lives on a few core daily habits. You can think of these as a “happiness pension plan,” the small deposits that compound over time:

• Faith or a philosophical practice that helps you look beyond yourself
• Family
• Friendships that are real and not transactional
• Work that earns success and serves others

Which of these habits deserves more of your focus right now?

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

I'm going to tell you a secret about Confidence:
99% of people will just follow your lead.

They are superficial, reactive & not deep thinkers…

How you Present, is how you're seen - That's it.

[Dr. Julie Gurner @drgurner]

I approach everything like I will win, and plan for that only.

[GS @thisisgsc]

@champtgram Frog in a well.

[Naval @naval]

China is a conglomerate willing to use its GDP and power to cross-subsidize any internal business that benefits from scale economies and network effects, until that business achieves a global supply monopoly.

[GS @thisisgsc]

@AskPerplexity This implies human input becomes valuable again sooner or later.