🧵Conquistadors of the Useless
People on this site love hacks...
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It’s a road to nowhere. Hacks rarely result in lasting value or satisfaction. They’re based on a misguided belief... 👇
People on this site love hacks...
12 ways to get more followers. 8 easy steps for buying a business. 6-pack abs in 5 minutes.
It’s a road to nowhere. Hacks rarely result in lasting value or satisfaction. They’re based on a misguided belief... 👇
...that reaching the goal - winning the trophy - is the reward. So why not take a shortcut?
Because - to use a climbing analogy - when you reach the summit there’s nothing there.
You’re what @patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard calls a *Conquistador of the Useless*.
Because - to use a climbing analogy - when you reach the summit there’s nothing there.
You’re what @patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard calls a *Conquistador of the Useless*.
The only thing that matters is *how* you get there. The journey *is* the reward - it’s a cliche because it’s true.
To build real value & experience true fulfillment, skip the hacks and aim for *mastery*, which is not a destination but a life-long pursuit - an unattainable goal.
To build real value & experience true fulfillment, skip the hacks and aim for *mastery*, which is not a destination but a life-long pursuit - an unattainable goal.
There’s a saying in road cycling 🚴 that goes, “It never gets easier, you only get faster".
It's also true of life - it never gets easier, you only grow & learn. So we have to find beauty in the struggle and joy in small increments of growth that compound over time...
It's also true of life - it never gets easier, you only grow & learn. So we have to find beauty in the struggle and joy in small increments of growth that compound over time...
👉Because that's all there is.
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