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" "I think something cool happens when you take your dreams so seriously you'd give almost anything to reach them... then laugh about the fleeting nature of achievement. That's the hilarious sweet spot. When you care enough to give it everything, and you're wise enough to know none of will matter in 100 years. As bizarre as it sounds, I think that might be where peace lives. In the odd liminal space between self-importance and cosmic indifference. Between control and chaos. Obsession and perspective. Between going all in and letting it all go. That's the art of life. Because life's too short not to make a dent while you're here. But also... lighten the fuck up. Laugh at yourself. None of us really know what we're doing. We're just slightly evolved apes on a spinning rock, trying to make it mean something.
Mental performance coach for founders. Peace in the pursuit of greatness. Cofounder @onethingapp
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