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A THREAD on interesting ideas shared by @APompliano during 2016-17:
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Reading, writing and listening are merely ways to rewrite the software of our brains.
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Reading, writing and listening are merely ways to rewrite the software of our brains.
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You can understand someone's priorities by looking at what they do between Friday night and Monday morning.
You can understand someone's priorities by looking at what they do between Friday night and Monday morning.
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Focus on the process. The outcome will take care of itself.
Focus on the process. The outcome will take care of itself.
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Ruthless pursuit of truth is a sign of great intelligence.Â
The most intelligent people I know are also the most curious.
Ruthless pursuit of truth is a sign of great intelligence.Â
The most intelligent people I know are also the most curious.
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Protect your time.
Be intentional about learning.
Surround yourself with the best people.
Never apologize about investing in yourself.
Protect your time.
Be intentional about learning.
Surround yourself with the best people.
Never apologize about investing in yourself.
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Everybody talks about building products but most rarely invest in building the most important product:
themselves
Everybody talks about building products but most rarely invest in building the most important product:
themselves
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Everyone is in love with the results in their dreams but few are in love with the pain necessary to endure to get there.
Everyone is in love with the results in their dreams but few are in love with the pain necessary to endure to get there.
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People will ignore, dismiss, ridicule & question ideas that they do not understand.
This is also where much of the un-captured value lies.
People will ignore, dismiss, ridicule & question ideas that they do not understand.
This is also where much of the un-captured value lies.
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Be intentional about the ideas, frameworks, and knowledge you consume.
Be intentional about the ideas, frameworks, and knowledge you consume.
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Every kid I know under the age of 22 wants to be famous on the internet.
Every kid I know under the age of 22 wants to be famous on the internet.
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Audience is the new currency.
It is the currency of the internet.
Audience is the new currency.
It is the currency of the internet.
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I would rather be known as the guy who believed in crypto & was wrong, than the guy who didn’t believe & was wrong.
Tomorrow is always built on today’s optimism.
I would rather be known as the guy who believed in crypto & was wrong, than the guy who didn’t believe & was wrong.
Tomorrow is always built on today’s optimism.
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Imagine our world if we worshiped scientists, doctors, teachers, and philanthropists like we worship movie stars.
Imagine our world if we worshiped scientists, doctors, teachers, and philanthropists like we worship movie stars.
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My advice to me at 25:
Read more books
Listen to experienced people more
Ask more questions
Build more products
Basically learn more.
My advice to me at 25:
Read more books
Listen to experienced people more
Ask more questions
Build more products
Basically learn more.
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My rules of business: Build shit people want, never give up, avoid assholes, question assumptions, learn new ideas & always reward ambition.
My rules of business: Build shit people want, never give up, avoid assholes, question assumptions, learn new ideas & always reward ambition.
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Be careful who you listen to.
Quality of the advice you receive is directly correlated to the quality of the person you seek it from.
Be careful who you listen to.
Quality of the advice you receive is directly correlated to the quality of the person you seek it from.
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I fear anyone who holds the exact same opinions they had 10 years ago.
I fear anyone who holds the exact same opinions they had 10 years ago.
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Changing your position on a topic requires intelligence, humility, and open mindness.
We should celebrate it rather than ridicule it.
Changing your position on a topic requires intelligence, humility, and open mindness.
We should celebrate it rather than ridicule it.
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People quickly dismiss the things they don't understand.
People quickly dismiss the things they don't understand.
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Media companies struggling to innovate.
Their audience has disrupted them.
Democratizing access to tools always breaks down walled gardens.
Media companies struggling to innovate.
Their audience has disrupted them.
Democratizing access to tools always breaks down walled gardens.
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I’ve chosen to believe in a world where individuals have more control over the assets they own.
A world ruled by math & code.
A world with greater equality.
A world where we’re global citizens.
This blockchain world is coming.
History won’t be kind to the non-believers.
I’ve chosen to believe in a world where individuals have more control over the assets they own.
A world ruled by math & code.
A world with greater equality.
A world where we’re global citizens.
This blockchain world is coming.
History won’t be kind to the non-believers.
