I’m no genius. I’m smart in spots — but I stay around those spots. - Shane Parrish

The only way to outperform if you’re doing undifferentiated work is to work harder than everyone else.

You might not have someone in your life who holds you accountable, but that doesn’t matter. You can hold yourself accountable. Others might not expect more from you, but you can expect more from yourself.

we are all accustomed to believe that maps and reality are necessarily related, or that if they are not, we can make them so by altering reality.