things i believe in

I've been collecting these mental points since 2019 in Apple Notes, just one note at a time. Collected from books, conversations, and failures. I reread and update them regularly, especially at hard times

Thinking to make a hover-card story behind every point, but for now its just a list

Everything counts
Small step forward will get you closer, just one step, it changes your self-identity
Just try to survive hard times
Life is coming from you and not at you
Don't ever think about the win, full focus on making your maximum
Let other people do what they want to do, don't try to control or react
Be patient, but move fast
Success is an update() function
Freedom is being disliked by other people
Don't become a billionaire, become a person who worth a billion dollars
Don't try to please people
Always try to refute yourself, not prove your points
Whatever happens, keep your routine
Stop making decisions to rest well
Do hard things, encourage pain to be better
The only style worth having is the one you can't help
Avoid having false dopamine hit of telling your goals to others
Think about regrets you'll have at 30, overcome before they become real
If you had 10x yourself, what would you do?
It's easier to be clever than it is to be kind
You can't know what you think you already know
Always make reminders if your time depends on it
Compete only with yourself and think nothing about others
Never betray your future self
Your word is a stone
Take only internal losses seriously, do not care about external at all
Seek constant challenge
Stop chilling, constrain yourself, get to work
Doesn't matter how hard you punch, it's all about how you take a hit
Work like it's your last day on earth to make a contribution
Power belongs to the one who believes they're powerful, it's a perception
Expect criticism in advance
Imitate, you'll do better than the original
How you do anything is how you do everything
The only real test of intelligence is if you get what you want out of life
Your culture is not the center
Refuse almost everything, say yes to one thing
Slow think on hard questions
Quit something you love to make space for personal change
Ask yourself what's wrong in this very second
The standard pace is for chumps
Separate the real goal from old mental associations
Assume you're below average to keep learning
Everything is your fault. You control it
The only time you learn is when you're wrong, make mistakes
3 things to consider when making life-changing decisions: what makes you happy; what's smart; what's useful to others
Learning without doing is wasted
Resist the urge to figure it all out in advance
Doubt what you know
Being stupid means avoiding thinking by jumping to conclusions
Overcompensate to compensate
Judge a goal by how well it changes your actions in the present
Don't think about the "past cause", think about the "present goal" analysing behavior
Answers from others are worthless
The past does not exist
All problems are interpersonal relationship problems
Rethink the situation like you're the only person in the world
Whatever scares you, go do it