Van Andreas

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[Freyy @Freyy_is]

nobody talks about how genuinely wild music is at a fundamental level. an instrument disturbs air molecules. those molecules cross a room and reach your ear. your ear transforms that into electricity.

that electricity shifts your consciousness. and without any coordination, without any shared culture or language, every single human society that has ever existed found their way to this. that is one of the most profound things about being human.

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

Buy shit from your friends businesses and try and get free shit from strangers.

Not the other way around.

[Anthony Pompliano 🌪 @APompliano]

“The distance between deciding and doing is the single most reliable predictor of whether your life will be extraordinary or ordinary.”

These three paragraphs will change your life:

[Van Andreas @vanandreasmusic]

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[KNOX @knoxtwts]

high IQ is a poverty trap. let me explain.

recently talked to a guy with 172 IQ. reads philosophy. understands complex systems better than most MBAs.

completely broke.

spends every day researching. perfecting ideas.
waiting for the "right moment" to execute.
scanning "best saas ideas" blogs.
been "building in stealth" for 3 years.

where it gets uncomfortable.

couple months ago i took one of his half-finished concepts he mentioned in passing.

packaged it with maximum conviction.

sold it as an info product to women wanting to build careers in real estate.

$12k/month in 90 days.

product was average.
idea wasn't revolutionary.
i moved fast and marketed ugly.

he's still perfecting version 1.0 while i'm cashing deposits from version 0.3 i built in a weekend.

the psychology is brutal:

intelligence creates options.
options create paralysis.
paralysis creates poverty.

smart people see 47 ways something could fail.

so they "research more." average people see one path forward and sprint.

a gorgeous idea in the hands of someone who overthinks becomes a mental prison.

a mid idea in the hands of someone who executes becomes a money printer.

ideas without execution are expensive hobbies for smart people scared to look stupid.

that's the trap. smart people protect their reputation for being smart.

shipping something imperfect threatens that identity.

so they delay forever.

operators ship garbage.
learn from the market.
iterate.
get paid while perfecting.

you need speed and conviction, not perfect.

confidence sells better than competence. always has.

my genius friend will stay broke theorizing about businesses he never starts.

operators with half his IQ are cashing out because they understood the assignment.

speed of execution is the entire game.

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

Based on everything I’ve seen, a simple recipe can work: focus on what’s in front of you, design great days to create a great life, and try not to make the same mistake twice. That’s it. If you really want extra credit, try not to be a dick, and you’ll be a Voltron-level superstar.

The secret to winning any game lies in not trying too hard.

Feeling as though you are trying too hard indicates that your priorities, technique, focus, or mindfulness is off. Take it as a cue to reset, not to double down. And take comfort in the fact that, whenever in doubt, the answer is probably hidden in plain sight.

What would this look like if it were easy?

In a world where nobody really knows anything, you have the incredible freedom to continually reinvent yourself and forge new paths, no matter how strange.

Embrace your weird self.

There is no one right answer . . . only better questions.

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Had a mentor tell me once: "When you're feeling overwhelmed, there are only two things you should do... get organized and get to work. The rest is just noise. Peace is found in progress."

[Aadit Sheth @aaditsh]

One of the truest paragraphs ever written

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Major life cheat code: Learn to work without validation. Write when nobody’s reading. Build when nobody’s watching. Train when nobody’s cheering. It doesn’t take talent. It just takes courage. Those with the courage to work in the dark will eventually shine in the light.

[Dividend Growth Investor @DividendGrowth]

I often think about this

[Gaia AI @GaiaAIxyz]

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[Aadit Sheth @aaditsh]

Print this. Frame it. Save it.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Stop paying so much attention to what everyone else is doing and run your own race. How much time is spent reading other people's posts on social media, watching other people's exploits in the news, listening to other people's ideas on podcasts? Go have coffee with a friend. Go make something. Go outside. All those hours spent looking at someone else's life on a screen could be used to take action in your own life.

[Gaia AI @GaiaAIxyz]

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and the ticker is $REGEN

(Image by @grok, inspired by @regen_network)

[Blake Burge @blakeaburge]

Underrated life skill: Sleeping on it. Your future self will thank you for not letting your 10pm feelings turn into 7am consequences.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Underrated life advice: Preparation always beats planning. Planning is based on the expectation of order. Preparation is based on the expectation of chaos. Plan for order and you'll be destroyed by chaos. Prepare for chaos and you'll thrive in any condition.

[goodalexander @goodalexander]

The goal is to enjoy a basket of non addictive positive utility activities on top of one another while also gaining expertise in one big area that you can contribute to society in

And in doing so generate enough wealth to afford moonshot bets on life/ consciousness extension

[Van Andreas @vanandreasmusic]

@gaiaaiagent @reslashacc @symbiocenelabs The Symbiocene is inevitable 🌱

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

if you're reading this, you've now got $1B worth of research in your pocket.

[Gaia AI @GaiaAIxyz]

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