Carl Jung once said:

"Thinking is difficult, that’s why most people judge."

Here are 11 things I learned from him: 1. “Where your fear is, there is your task”

This is why the work-life balance & self-care movements help people become losers.

Discomfort is where the opportunity is

Find what you fear & look it in the eyes

...otherwise you become mediocre and the rewards are terrible.

Charles Bukowski's work will change your life forever.

His work takes 100s of hours to read. I've gone through it so you don't have to.

11 ideas. 11 opportunities to upgrade your mind. “Find what you love and let it kill you."

I gave up my corporate career to let online writing kill me.

Find the thing you want to kill you. Take the subject you’re crazy about & make it your entire life.

Work on it after hours. Then have this wild task take over your career.

Keanu Reeves once said:

"I’m at the stage in life where I stay out of arguments. Even if you say 1+1=5, you’re right. Have fun."

Here are 9 things I learned from him: 1. “I'm Mickey Mouse. They don't know who's inside the suit.”

– Keanu Reeves

I'm 39.

When I was 29 I worshipped identity politics, went woke & believed in the fantasy of equality.

Then I discovered Albert Camus, and he changed my life forever.

11 lessons from France's most controversial & unknown philosopher: Albert Camus won a Nobel Prize

He pissed people off by not supporting Algeria's independence from France. His decision didn't age well. Algeria won.

He wrote 2 novels that changed history & made him famous, then was murdered at 46 in a car crash caused by soviet spies.

The most dangerous, oddly glorified, yet overlooked problem in the world:

No sense of urgency

It's why you're stressed, lack opportunities, depressed & your life is always in chaos.

Here's Robert Greene's 10-step protocol to escape the hell of moving too slow: Most people have goals but they never achieve them. They...

• Overthink
• Wait for the right time
• Rely on "passion"

Without urgency all you have is a fantasy.

Codie Sanchez: "It's better to die with memories than fantasies."

The currency of life isn’t money. It is not even time. It’s attention.

– Naval Ravikant

A thread on ethically gaining more attention online: There is a formula for ethically gaining attention online without using ragebait or clickbait.

It's been passed down through generations and much of it is pre-internet.

Let's break it down.

I'm 39.

Depression.
An alcohol addiction.
10 years in banking.

All to learn 22 things —

If you're drowning in your 20s, 30s, or 40s, here's your lifeline: 1. Lost my close friend to drugs.

No purpose. No skills. So... he took drugs and ended up drowning in a river by accident.

If you're tempted to take drugs, try meditation first.

I'm 38.

When I was young I worshipped politics, went woke (broke) & believed in the myth of equality.

Then I discovered Thomas Sowell, and he changed my life forever.

12 lessons from America's most controversial & unknown philosopher: Thomas Sowell is a 93 year old badass.

• Studied at Harvard
• Political commentator
• Written for 150 newspapers
• Declined the role of Federal Trade Commissioner

He says F U to politicians and the system. His views are radical. Some good, some bad

But he'll make you think

Harsh truths I know at 39 I wish I knew at 29:

1. The solution to money problems is to make more money, not save money.

2. Entrepreneurship is hard. Being laid off as an employee is harder. 3. Cheat on everything. Not by lying or stealing, but by breaking the rules and challenging the status quo

4. Never trust a social media profile with a cartoon picture and a nickname.

5. It's easier to be weird than it is to try and fit in and be normal.

I bet my life-savings Roy Lee will become a billionaire by 2029.

Not because he made $5M in 2 months and went viral on every social media app.

Because he found the secret formula for online business (it’s so basic I couldn't believe it): 1. Take more risks

Roy risked his future job as a programmer to stand up for something he believed in.

He saw mediocrity everywhere & decided enough was enough.

Yes, he may fail and never get hired again. But that's better than 40 years at a boring job while settling for second best.

The people we look up to take risks. It's so rare so we pay attention.

Roy isn't using engagement hacks to blow up online. He's taking real risks with consequences

Harsh money advice no one wants to hear in 2025: 1. The answer to money problems isn't expense management. It's making more money. Figure out how to make more money as your #1 priority.

The most dangerous, common, and overlooked problem in the world:

Not wanting to self-promote.

It's why you lack opportunities, struggle with money & feel depressed.

Here is Gery Vee's 9-step protocol to beat the fear of self-promotion (for good): If you don't learn how to self-promote or you refuse to do it...

Then you will work for a corporation and outsource the sales & marketing to them.

That means they'll profit & you'll get far less than you're worth and have zero control / ownership.

If I woke up bankrupt and wanted to be rich by the end of summer:

• No climbing the corporate ladder
• No B.S. passive income scams
• No day trading

Here's everything I'd do (it's the simplest way to $20k/month): 1. Choose an obsession

Following trends is stupid.
Going for a niche cause it prints money is dumb.

Take what you're already obsessed with & research regardless...

...And turn it into a digital business.

I studied business, and I hate to disappoint you but:

Passive income is bullsh*t. You must chase active income.

Here's how: Passive income is one of the greatest lies ever told.

Even real estate investors work damn hard to find the right property, get loans, manage tenants, and renovate properties.

Making money while you sleep comes from doing hard work.

I studied finance, and I hate to disappoint you, but:

The faster you become wealthy, the fewer problems you will have.

Here's how: 1. A lack of money is a mental illness.

Every decision becomes clouded by "how much does this cost?"

Even friendships can be tainted by "who's paying for dinner?'

Not mastering money holds you back. It narrows your focus.

Figure out how to get wealthy so you can stop thinking about money 24/7.

I generate $150,000+ a month from social media.

No pods. No ads. No complex funnel. No 16-hour workdays

A simple system that's designed to help people instead of hard-sell them.

Here's exactly how: 1. Focus on gaining attention, not a niche

Social media isn't divided up into topics like a bookstore. Niching down is stupid.

We are multi-topic humans.

Get attention ethically then niche down with offers.

I’m 39 and recently learned what I thought in my 20s was total bullsh*t.

If you're 30+ and questioning your life... read this.

25 highly controversial truths I'd tell my 25 year old self every day:

1. If you fit in, you're replaceable. Do the opposite of society if you want to get what you want. 2. The worst mental health issues come from being average. It's a death sentence. There's no need to settle. Chase obsession

Naval Ravikant and Tim Ferriss changed my life.

I watched 100s of their videos over the last 5 years.

Here are the 12 best philosophies I learned that will change your life: 1. "The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life."

Makes a lot of smart people look stupid.

If you're not getting what you want out of life or settling for second best, it's time to change.

I retired at age 34.

I could have retired by age 24 if I had started these 12 habits earlier: 1. Stop working a job sooner than everyone else

After a year a 9-5 job holds you back

• Risk of layoffs
• New learning stops after 90 days
• Boring. No creativity.

Get a job then use your free time to build a business (even if it's a solo business)

I own a 7-figure online business. I've been building it every day for 11 years and I’ll tell you in 2 minutes:

Here are 20 controversial views I hold about online business: 1. "Making money online is bullsh*t"

It's a bunch of pyramid schemes built on the myth of passive income.

Build a real business with customers instead.

My #1 regret in life:

I wish I didn't lose $1.2M to a digital wallet hack.

11 pieces of brutally honest money advice that I’d give to my younger self (so you can avoid my failures): 1. Never put your life savings in one place

I stupidly put a large amount of cash in one place. When I got hacked I made it easy for them. Instead, do this...

• Multiple banks
• Multiple wallets
• Multiple crypto exchanges
• Multiple stock trading platforms