Earlier today, I was thinking about an imaginary concept: the bragging conference. To get access, you must be deeply flawed - many mistakes, bad habits, addictions. But in the conference, you only talk about achievements. Sound familiar? LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter.

Social media has exposed you to a world where you see everyone as perfect except yourself. But everyone has imperfections - they just don't talk about it.

The subtle trap: desiring success while removing the sacrifice required.

Today's mental model: dream with sacrifice. Ronaldo is the extreme extreme - wanting to be like him is easy, but being like him requires sacrifice you cannot fathom. You only see the greatest - not those who gave their all but didn't get 1/10th the results.

Social media is a bragging conference. The algorithm shows you results without sacrifice.

Episode 23 of 45.