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Aug 23, 2019 4 tweets 1 min read Read on X
Big ideas & life lessons from physics:

1) Like charges repel. Opposites attract
2) Gravity is the weakest force but affects EVERYTHING
3) Newton's laws of motion also apply to human behavior
4) Relativity: two observers can witness the same thing, disagree, and both be correct
5) If you want more energy, move faster, do more, or push yourself further
6) If two people coordinate on the same frequency, their output is much greater than the sum of the parts
7) It doesn't matter how much energy you exert--if nothing moves, there is no work done
8) Moving at the same the speed is effectively the same as sitting still. Step it up or go home.
9) Sometimes the fastest path isn't the same thing as the shortest distance.
10) Potential is useless until there's movement. If you ain't making progress, you may as well be dead.
11) 100% efficiency is impossible. But quite a lot can be accomplished if you prepare for it.
12) Necessity isn't always the mother of invention. Curiosity is responsible for many advances.
13) Most things are amoral. The same concept can power a city--or level it.

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Success is never an accident

If you want to move from where you are to where you want to be in life, you need to have a plan.

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Confidence #1: The Process

You need to believe that life can and will get better.

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