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Stop complaining

Not complaining, focusing on your physical health and going again

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Stay with it

Reminding myself what I've accomplished on the tough days

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Take the L

February 24, 2025

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Go to work

A reminder about the value of work

December 24, 2024

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No one makes it out alive

Experiencing suffering, being resilient and toughing out the next few years

November 27, 2024

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Love the suck

May.30.24 - Day 2069 - Love the suck

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Get used to it

Mar.26.24 - Day 2004 - Get used to it

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Go be wrong

Jan.2.24 - Day 1922 - Go be wrong

January 2, 2024

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Fail more often

Aug.23.23 - Day 1790 - Fail more often

August 23, 2023

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The Wild Robot

Lessons learned while watching 'The Wild Robot'

October 22, 2024

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You cannot be perfect

Making mistakes, reflecting on a negative experience with my family and striving to be better

September 3, 2024

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Be on the artist's side

Thoughts while watching Steve Martin's documentary

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Improve yourself

The world rejecting you, focusing on you and being a better version of you

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Rejection sucks

Being rejected in life, dating recently and moving on

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You need difficulty

Struggle, ChatGPT replacing creativity and finding meaning in the process

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Dance with darkness

Embracing darkness, dealing with death and dancing more

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Eat dirt

Failure, Sturgeon's law and controlling your effort

January 13, 2024

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Life is about risk

Taking risks, improving your life and making good art

January 13, 2024

Journal Entries

That's what dreams are

Day 1734 - Jun.28.23 - That’s what dreams are

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Do something with your time

Day 1725 - Jun.19.23 - Do something with your time

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They don't see

Day 1689 - May.15.23 - They don’t see

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At least it's you

Day 1664 - Apr.20.23 - At least it’s you

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Learning later in life

Day 1617 - Mar.4.23 - Learning later in life

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How long are you willing to push?

Sacrificing, working for your dreams and pushing through adversity

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The endless loop

Social media, the game of attention and investing time in yourself

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Shock your body

Pilates HIIT classes, getting out of routine and being uncomfortable

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Enjoy the shadows

Enjoying darkness, the drug of success and working in silence

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Ran a marathon in 4 months

Reflecting on running a marathon after 4 months

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There is no perfect

Destroying the myth of perfection, doing self-work and chasing progress

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The Beginning

Script of my first podcast episode

December 13, 2022

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Anything is possible

Thoughts after watching the Dawn Wall

November 20, 2022

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You're on the right path

Day 1412 - Aug.11.22 - You’re on the right path

August 11, 2022

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Be relentlessly consistent

Day 1369 - Jun.29.22 - Be relentlessly consistent

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Be addicted to progress

Loving the process, showing up to work and failing a lot

September 21, 2022

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Show your failures

The dark days, focusing on the work and the impermanence of success

August 20, 2022

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90% of everything you do will be crap

Sturgeon's law, 10% of your life being good and failing more often

August 14, 2022

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Am I getting better as a writer?

Analyzing progress, being better than last year and showing up as a writer

August 14, 2022

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You will not hit on everything

Kevin Hart's Man From Toronto, taking chances and failure being the price for success

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Do not stop writing garbage

Poem about not stopping

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I love how wrong I was

Being wrong in public, providing value and failing forward

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No one sees the dark days

Day 1278 - Mar.28.22 - No one sees the dark days

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Increased failure means increased success

Day 1267 - Mar.17.22 - Increased failure means increased success

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Once you're at the top, send yourself back to the bottom and begin again

Day 1246 - Feb.24.22 - Once you’re at the top, send yourself back to the bottom and begin again

February 24, 2022

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Expect the road to be hard

Day 1238 - Feb.16.22 - Expect the road to be hard

February 16, 2022

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Never let success get to your head

Day 1237 - Feb.15.22 - Never let success get to your head

February 15, 2022

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Steal the best's ideas

Day 1233 - Feb.11.22 - Steal the best’s ideas

February 11, 2022

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1st break-up

Day 1195 - Jan.4.22 - 1st break-up

January 4, 2022

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There's a reason you're repeating yourself

Day 1118 - Nov.8.21 - There’s a reason you’re repeating yourself

November 8, 2021

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Block out the noise

Day 1009 - Day 549 - July.22.21 - Block out the noise

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Don't be scared of what's to come

Day 996 - Day 536 - July.9.21 - Don’t be scared of what’s to come

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Translating content into other languages

Day 993 - Day 533 - July.6.21 - Translating content into other languages

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No one is worth the pedestal you put them on

Idolizing flawed people, struggle being a universal experience and learning from stories

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The pace of creation is what matters

Creating for yourself, producing many creations and letting go of outcomes

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Success is fleeting

Not believing your own success, Will Smith's Oscars slap and learning life's lessons

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Do not be afraid of writing garbage

Writing posts that suck, your best work and being consistent

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'So what if you're right? Do you want a medal?'

Being right about some of my predictions, how my life could change and playing with house money

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You will fail a lot

Failing your way to success, appreciating the grind and staying consistent for years

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I'm speaking into the void

Writing for no one, reflecting on old posts and not being afraid anymore

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Content creation is tough

Creating content, staying consistent and dealing with criticism

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You have to decide what you want out of life

Asking yourself 'why?', modern-day distractions and giving yourself time to think

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Here's to the innovators

Toast to the innovators, pioneers and Claude Monet

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We're all not who we're supposed to be

Playing characters, Mr. Beast and being your authentic self

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When people tell you you're hot, doubt yourself

Working harder in success, not believing your own BS and committing to the work

February 24, 2022

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Expect a lot of your stuff to suck

Expecting failure, increasing your chances of success and doing it for you

February 12, 2022

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Your writing is wild

My wild writing, constant repetition and continuing to write

February 3, 2022

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There is no overnight success

The myth of overnight successes, having purpose and Mo Salah's journey

January 18, 2022

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Consistency is hard

Being consistent, struggling to do the work and committing to the process

January 18, 2022

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Greatness is built in darkness

Conquering your mind, listening to yourself and grinding in the dark

January 18, 2022

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Walk to the beat of your own drum

Lowering expectations, committing to the work and reaching your potential

January 7, 2022

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Excellence lies in effort

Being excellent, failing for years and putting in the work

December 29, 2021

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I'm wrong

Being wrong about the market crash in 2021, my asymmetric writing bet and failing forward

December 29, 2021

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Appreciate the losses

Losing early in life, creating and reflecting on losses

December 29, 2021

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Just because you're good at one thing doesn't mean you're good at all things

Rejection, my terrible record with women and understanding yourself

December 3, 2021

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Embrace the suck

Day 974 - Day 464 - Jun.17.21 - Embrace the suck

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It's fun to be wrong

Day 952 - Day 443 - May.27.21 - It’s fun to be wrong

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Challenge the resistance

Day 950 - Day 440 Q - May.24.21 - challenge the resistance

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Fail more often

Day 826 - Day 316 Q - Jan.20.21 - Fail more often

January 20, 2021

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It's weird to write about history before it happens

Writing about history, being associated with calling a market crash and my portfolio to profit

November 3, 2021

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Try and suck less

Sucking at life, failing and being great

November 2, 2021

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The work has just begun

Short write up on work, being excellent and committing to the process

October 18, 2021

Miscellaneous Musings

Find Your Water

Our education system, earning on the Internet and finding what makes you happy

September 15, 2021

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Don't Fear the Devil Inside You

The devil inside you, looking at yourself and fear

September 5, 2021

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Long term thinkers win

Delaying satisfaction, small changes to habits and working on yourself

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Do writers really get better with time?

Writing for long periods of time, distribution and committing to yourself

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What if you're wrong

So what if I'm wrong about the market crash?

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Challenge the status quo

Challenging the status quo, doing the impossible and creating a media empire

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Success is a lousy teacher

Success, rewiring your brain and reframing failure

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Do It Again and Again

Greatness, calling a market crash and consistency

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You Gotta Love Losing

The Leafs losing, me sucking and embracing failure

Miscellaneous Musings

How do you protect yourself after a market crash

Being antifragile, leveraging the Internet and doing what you love

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Lose Yourself In the Art

Commit to the process

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Why do we doubt ourselves so much?

Self-doubt, immigrant parents, and appreciating how lucky you are

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Am I a Loser

SpaceX, vocal biomarkers, and the AI revolution

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Write For Yourself

Keeping track of your thoughts and pushing yourself

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Maybe You're Delusional

Perspective, AI, China, and betting on the future.

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Life Is A Rollercoaster

Imposter syndrome, looking at yourself, and circle of competence

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I'm Tired

I'm Tired - struggle, the hardships of being a doctor, and happiness

February 10, 2021

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Show Up

Show up for yourself

February 7, 2021

Journal Entries

Day 0 of writing for a year

Day 806 – Day 296 Q – Dec.31.20 – Day 0 of Writing for a year

December 31, 2020

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Chart your own path

Day 770 – Day 265 Q – Nov.30.20 – Chart your own path

November 30, 2020

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