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Disagreement should not destroy a friendship. It should strengthen it.— Lex Fridman (@lexfridman) January 3, 2022

This might be the best productivity hack I’ve ever seen. 😂 (artwork by @LinesWorry) https://t.co/wrR7mMpq49

The biggest lessons I have learned over the last 5 years working on content: 1. Consistency is rare 2. Authenticity wins 3. Effort is an advantage 4. Haters are future fans 5. Results take care of themselves Wishing everyone a prosperous 2022. Let's get after it relentlessly 🔥

Seth Godin @ThisIsSethsBlog If you want to change the outcome, raise the standards. https://t.co/YTCGejbIck https://t.co/mP0QV0o8OK

A brilliant way to show your children the importance of physics and engineering pic.twitter.com/XhnYZ4wM7G— Vala Afshar (@ValaAfshar) November 29, 2021

Happy 200th birthday to Gustave Flaubert and his famously easygoing writing process! https://t.co/JFTT04dBc6

I asked, "What's the best book on writing that you've read?" Twitter came through with some amazing recommendations. Here are 20 books that will help you go from amateur to professional writer: (thread) 🧵

Elizabeth Holmes's daily schedule Circa 2005–2009 https://t.co/hhWUBHhpbe

On editing your work:"Limit everything to the essential, but do not remove the poetry." —Dieter Rams— Julian Shapiro (@Julian) December 11, 2021

"If you're smart you don't need it and if you're dumb you shouldn't be using it."— Warren Buffett on the use of margin— Shane Parrish (@ShaneAParrish) December 6, 2021

Jack Dorsey’s first sketch of Twitter in 2005: https://t.co/1tVXVkgRTT

We're stuck in a Never-Ending Now. Here's my mini-essay. https://t.co/ubLWtWc4OQ

bestttt writing advice I've come across cliff notes from 1.5 hr lecture pic.twitter.com/Tm8JB6xHoC— Patricia (@patriciamou_) December 7, 2021

Focus on utility over accuracy. Henry Ford was able to take a long-term view because he believed in reincarnation. Walt Disney was worried about dying early so he worked harder. Functional fiction is a powerful force.

If an author sells ten million copiesSo what.If a singer has fifty hit songsSo what.If a speaker becomes famousSo what.Accomplishments that seek favor by the masses are shallow and limited endeavors.One must be PureTo recognize Pure Art.— Siddha Performance (@KapilGuptaMD) December 2, 2021

Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox. - GitHub - iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome: Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.

"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds, and fast cars – the rest I just squandered" - George Best, today's Person of the Day. Also up: @ScottRoss15 on whether LeBron or Serena is standing up for human rights, and a deep-fried turkey disaster reel🦃 https://t.co/XB2ZTSd3PV pic.twitter.com/gFYvOtXqAd— Nancy Rommelmann (@NancyRomm) November 25, 2021

Loud failures. Silent successes.

Old school: @ElonMusk and @CZ_Binance back in them college days 😂 https://t.co/mglWcnrWuh

You don’t have time to judge others when you are properly focused on your life.— Orange Book 🍊📖 (@orangebook_) November 14, 2021

“The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think differently." – Nietzsche— Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday) November 13, 2021

Passionate = interesting. The more passionate you are about something, the more interesting you’ll be when you talk about it. https://t.co/zCvX2NBp4p

The best things to write are the things you're afraid to talk about.— Ryan Holiday (@RyanHoliday) November 12, 2021

@aBergsEyeView Learn in public, fanatically. That means find something you can't stop thinking about and know it better than anyone, and share everything you learn along the way. Once deep enough, start building something too. Make something you have to sell as early as possible.

They can’t copy your discipline.

As your wealth grows it’s tempting to think about upgrading your lifestyle. But once you get used to the new style it’s hard to go back. That in turn prevents you from taking more risk. Live frugally. Take risks lavishly.

Interesting note from an early @MorningBrew investor: "the reason I invested in you was that I always liked this quote… 'A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.'"

Fun facts about Substack newsletters: - 40.14% have not published a post in the last 90 days. - if we exclude newsletters that were launched this year, the number is 59.95% - 65.5% of all newsletters have published fewer than 10 posts.

Why so many people with a startup idea never ship https://t.co/lBtmsM2xlj

Finally got around to reading the letters of Nick Sleep and Zak Zakaria's Nomad Partnership. These guys crushed the market and left behind a legacy of insights and worldly wisdom. Going to share some favorite lessons and quotes: https://t.co/8pEQi9UTtQ