Philip Rowell
@philiprowell
Notes for future extrapolation.
When you remove quitting as an option from your mind, progress becomes inevitable. A simple question that has helped me: "If stopping were impossible, if I had no choice, what would I do next?" Crazy how that reframe expands your thinking on the path forward.
I've slept outdoors for 2,000+ nights, often for months and months at a time. It was the best sleep of my life. I rose with the sun at dawn, and crawled into my bedroll just past dark, every day. Once you've done this for any length of time, you can't go back. The whole "keep…
This picture of New York in 1933 looks like it's from the 2070s.
“just wait until you...” sorry bro not interested. your personal issues with parenthood, marriage, aging, and career don’t apply to us here. our lives only get better every year
La felicidad no consiste en poder aparcar tu coche en la puerta. La felicidad consiste en que tu ciudad se vea así.
don’t try to micromanage your expenses. just make more money.
Being cheap is terrible for your mental health. Don't be afraid to spend money. Spend that $100 on doordash. Buy that $2,000 laptop. Buy that nice $400 desk. Trying to save every penny will result in u making significantly less money overall. Money FLOWS.
I think it's time to stop 'normalising' everything and start stigmatising again.
I think far too many people fail to realize you get to decide when you're done. Quite often, the first iteration of something doesn't work, isn't well-received, etc. Whether or not that's the final attempt is completely within your control in most cases.
Man to man. Your lack of discipline is an insult to the people who believe in you. Wake up.