Ignore the politics and focus on the brilliant strategic advice that Obama’s adviser Rahm Emanuel, once gave him. “You never want a serious crisis to go to waste. Things that we had postponed for too long, that were long-term, are now immediate and must be dealt with. [A] crisis provides the opportunity for us to do things that you could not do before.” — Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is the Way

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“We are travelers on a cosmic journey,stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.” ― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

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"Although I am so proud of how far I have come and in the last year I have made leaps and bounds, honestly probably the most recovery and personal healing I have done since being diagnosed with Anorexia. See I am such an impatient person, when I want something to change or happen, I want it NOW. This process of recovery has taught me to slow down and follow the process. It has taken me four years of finally choosing myself and my health. I always used to trick myself into believing I was making so much progress but deep inside I knew I was holding onto my eating disorder as a comforting blanket to catch me every time things got hard or uncertain, I always knew anorexia would be there to catch me if I fall... and she did catch me every time. She comforted me in her suffocating arms and held me tight. She told me she would never let me go and that being together was always better." — @rosie_eatsmeat

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"Part of what fueled social media’s rapid assent, I contend, is its ability to short-circuit this connection between the hard work of producing real value and the positive reward of having people pay attention to you. It has instead replaced this timeless capitalist exchange with a shallow collectivist alternative: I’ll pay attention to what you say if you pay attention to what I say—regardless of its value." (from "Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World" by Cal Newport)

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Finally one day came a shifting-into-place, an awakening: not “right” compared to what? Oh, my word, I’d been trying to make canned Pillsbury biscuits! Then came an exquisite moment of actually tasting my biscuits without comparing them to some (previously hidden) standard. They were wheaty, flaky, buttery, “sunny, earthy, real” (as Rilke’s sonnet proclaims). They were incomparably alive, present, vibrant—in fact much more satisfying than any memory. These occasions can be so stunning, so liberating, these moments when you realize your life is just fine as it is, thank you. Only the insidious comparison to a beautifully prepared, beautifully packaged product made it seem insufficient. Trying to produce a biscuit—a life—with no dirty bowls, no messy feelings, no depression, no anger was so frustrating. Then savoring, actually tasting the present moment of experience—how much more complex and multifaceted. How unfathomable . — Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance

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The Bitcoin Brew is a subset of my podcast, Josh's Brew, which involves me diving into the latest happenings in the crypto-sphere.

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If you have all the motivation in the world but the wrong strategy you will fail — Tony Robbins

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Higher education is the place where people who had big plans in high school get stuck in fierce rivalries with equally smart peers over conventional careers like management consulting and investment banking. — Peter Thiel

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Echo Chamber: an environment in which a person encounters only beliefs or opinions that coincide with their own, so that their existing views are reinforced and alternative ideas are not considered.

Seen properly, everything that happens—be it an economic crash or a personal tragedy—is a chance to move forward. Even if it is on a bearing that we did not anticipate. There are a few things to keep in mind when faced with a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. We must try: To be objective To control emotions and keep an even keel To choose to see the good in a situation To steady our nerves To ignore what disturbs or limits others To place things in perspective To revert to the present moment To focus on what can be controlled This is how you see the opportunity within the obstacle. It does not happen on its own. It is a process—one that results from self-discipline and logic. And that logic is available to you. You just need to deploy it. — Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is the Way