The World Motivation
As tough an idea as it often is to stomach, the best way to thrive in a world that requires grunt work is to stop seeing it as grunt work.
“As tough an idea as it often is to stomach, the best way to thrive in a world that requires grunt work is to stop seeing it as grunt work.”
— Ryan Holiday · Best Way
As tough an idea as it often is to stomach, the best way to thrive in a world that requires grunt work is to stop seeing it as grunt work.
Like most reasonable people, it saddens me when I see Americans celebrating a heritage they don't understand.
Life is hard, but we make it much harder.
I took the 'Seinfeld' tour of New York once - and if I think about it too hard, my brain explodes.
Everyone faces adversity.
I feel the best way to respect my audience is to not give them what they expect from me... 'cause it's fun that way.
I'm kind of an obsessive person, and touring is repetitive in the best way.
The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.
I haven't ever really been close to retiring. I've threatened myself, that kind of thing. There were moments where I'm struggling or not healthy: It's like, OK, is this the best way I can spend my 20s? Is this something that's going to help me in the future, or I might as well be fishing or gaming.
I think with world building, it's important to create a sense of culture even if it is just a fantasy, and the best way to do that is to look at a real human culture and see what makes it cohesive.