Young Blas

The Expat

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

competition isn't a war, it's just a really efficient discovery process.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

start small. you can't overhaul your life by tuesday.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

you can't regulate your way out of a bad incentive structure.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

we outsourced our memory to the cloud and forgot how to pay attention.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

automation just makes your existing problems happen faster.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

people usually figure it out if you leave them alone long enough.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

when you subsidize something, you get more of it. even the things you don't want.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

analogies are for comfort. first principles are for progress.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

a quiet mind is a luxury you have to build for yourself.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

introspection without action is just an expensive hobby.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

anger is just punishing yourself for someone else's mistake.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

discipline is just choosing what you want most over what you want now. i miss the mark often.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

trust people to know what's best for their own lives.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

i'm still learning that discipline isn't about punishment. it's about preservation.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

i still reach for my phone when i'm bored. breaking habits takes longer than building them.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

focus on your own character. the crowd will change its mind tomorrow anyway.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

epictetus wouldn't care about your follower count.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

stillness isn't doing nothing. it's just not doing things that don't matter.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

if you want to be unbothered, stop expecting the world to make sense.

[Young Blas @youngblas_]

screens are great for consuming, but quiet is required for creating.