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Jan 28 7 tweets 3 min read
I just heard someone describe themselves as;

“Patient x Relentless”

That’s a killer combo. If you’re patient and relentless, you can’t lose.

Got me thinking what other killer crossbreeds I’ve seen…

Two traits that are rarely together..

Here’s the list I came up w/
2/ “Fierce + Nerd”

This comes from the @paulg blog post.

They are fiercely competitive in their niche.

Best example of someone I saw like this is @eshear . I would never want to compete with Emmett in something he cares about (eg. Twitch, a board game, a logical debate etc)
3/ “Intense + Silly”

Best example is @sulemanali

He brings level 12 intensity to anything he does. Whether it’s building a company or playing pickleball for the 1st time

But doesn’t take himself or life too seriously.

So he is successful, without stress & is fun to be around
4/ “Wise x Rebels”

Example: @naval

They have great wisdom which came from having a free mind, which came from thinking independently / rebelling against convention

The rebelliousness comes first, wisdom second
5/ “Talented x Organized”

Example: @hasanminhaj

When you meet Hasan, he is not like most comedians.

Crisp outfit. Tight fade. Sharp beard. Pen and notebook. Structured process & clear frameworks for writing comedy.

organized and structured.

A deadly combo paired w Talent
“Curious x Mischievous”

Examples: @_jacksmith @ValKatayev @jackbutcher

These 3 all created big successes, with very small teams (usually just themselves for a long time) but they aren’t driven by ambition

They like breaking the system.

They are lock pickers.
I’m sure there are many more. What did I miss?

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Jan 25
👀 i spy someone making moves.

Here's the characters:
@joshbuckley - at one time I think he was the youngest YC founder ever?

He built a gaming company (Mino Monsters)

I remember walking w him. He checked his phone and just laughed. Showed me the screen w/ revenue $

me: "nice month!"
him: "that's just today"
Then he told me he started investing.

Investing? Aren't we both broke founders?

Apparently someone big had given him $$$ to play with.

He named some investments. Multiple $1B+ co's already.

He had level of confidence/self belief that is rare but obvious when you see it.
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Holdup. There are only TWO teams competing at Nationals in the show Cheer!?

All that hype for "Nationals" and it's just 2 tiny schools competing against each other??

The worst you can do is 2nd place?!
Monica is portrayed as the cheerleading John Wooden.

14 championships.

but every year it's just a 50/50 coinflip to see if you get a championship or not?!
all that hype about "going to daytona"

They coulda just gone to a Kroger parking lot in texas and cheered against each other

smh
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Jan 4
Going to a conference for Farmers 🐓🐷today.

Will tweet what I learn here:
So Kansas City isn’t in Kansas? Nobody else finds this fishy?
Almost miss my flight because I lost track of time eating a subway sandwich

Lady at the gate laughs and asks what I was thinking

I ask her if she’s ever had the turkey on Italian herbs and cheese

She nods. She understands
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web1: information networks
web2: social networks
web3: money networks
web1: Information Networks

* wikipedia
* google
* yahoo answers
* email
* News sites

pipes for information to move around the world quickly & cheaply.
web2: Social Networks

*myspace / facebook
*twitter
*instagram
*twitter
*reddit
*youtube
*pornhub
*twitch
*tiktok

pipes for content (pics/videos/text) to move around the world quickly & cheaply
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Dec 26, 2021
In 2021,

I made some 🔥good decisions...and some terrible decisions 😭
I made some 🔥 good investments.. and some awful investments 😭

investments, decisions, purchases, advise, habits, - I wrote em all down. Here's my list of the 🔥BEST & WORST 😭for 2021 ⬇️
🔥BEST DECISION - hiring a personal trainer

Hiring Coach John as my personal trainer to come to my house 5x a week.

I still look "before photo"-ish, but made a lot of progress & flipped habits

smash teh like button if you see my little abbies coming in
😭WORST DECISION

"Secure the bag"

My deal when we got acquired had a 3-year vesting clause

I stayed for 2yrs

I shoulda stayed for... zero

Hard to say no to a 7-fig 💰but I woulda had more fun & made more $$$ if I had quit on day 1.

I undervalued the biggest asset, TIME!
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For Thanksgiving me and @theSamParr made a list of our "Favorite Finds" of the year

*stuff (gadgets, etc.)
*apps
*content (articles, podcasts, etc.)

Here's the list of my favorite finds!
FAVORITE APPS:

I have apps for FUN (Twitter, TikTok, games..) and WORK (email, slack..)

These are great, but they keep the mind BUSY at all times.

So I found a few apps that bring PEACE of mind

#1 @fiveminutejour = Bring awareness to the things in my day I'm grateful for Image
#2 I've tried starting "meditation" many times but it never clicked and became something I enjoy.

Until I discovered "breathwork". My new morning routine is @othership_us. Guided breathwork by @robbiebent1 (was early at Ethereum). The music is top notch, makes it fun Image
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