The Best Twitter Threads

we all seem to function in the exact same way: We hurt people, and we are hurt by people. We feel left out, envious, not good enough, sick, and tired. We have unrealized dreams and deep regrets. We are certain that we were meant for more and that we don’t even deserve what we have. We feel ecstatic and then numb. We wish our parents had done better by us. We wish we could do better by our children. We betray and we are betrayed. We lie and we are lied to. We say good-bye to animals, to places, to people we cannot live without. We are so afraid of dying. Also: of living. We have fallen in love and out of love, and people have fallen in love and out of love with us. We wonder if what happened to us that night will mean we can never be touched again without fear. We live with rage bubbling. We are sweaty, bloated, gassy, oily. We love our children, we long for children, we do not want children. We are at war with our bodies, our minds, our souls. We are at war with one another. We wish we’d said all those things while they were still here. They’re still here, and we’re still not saying those things. We know we won’t. We don’t understand ourselves. We don’t understand why we hurt those we love. We want to be forgiven. We cannot forgive. We don’t understand God. We believe. We absolutely do not believe. We are lonely. We want to be left alone. We want to belong. We want to be loved. We want to be loved. We want to be loved. Glennon Doyle, Untamed 💭 @TheBestTwitterThreads

If we don't accept the idea that we deserve the best in life, then even when great things come our way, we'll find a way to refuse or let go of them - relationships, careers, money. — Natalie O'Rourke

Enlightenment's Embrace Darkness, once my guide, now I see its ill, Coldness you bestowed, but now my heart's chilled. Ignorance, your constant friend, a veil so frail, Happiness you stole, leaving me pale. In sorrow's grip, I've come to understand, My own choices forged this desolate land. Seeking darkness to dispel my inner night, I embraced a void that snuffed my love's light. But now I awaken, the truth made clear, My own darkness caused my love to disappear. No longer shall I seek solace in the gloom, But embrace enlightenment to dispel life's doom. #random

Walk. Always walk. Walk with no goal. No destination. No timeline. Walk with friends. Walk alone. Walk with music. Walk with silence. Walk the long way. Walk without your phone. Walk when you don't know what to do next. Because somehow, walking shows you exactly where to go.

“You can’t replace reading with other sources of information like videos, because you need to read in order to write well, and you need to write in order to think well.” — Paul Graham I think this relates: Writing is often the process by which you realize that you do not understand what you are talking about.

Progression is achieved by taking action regardless of how you feel about it. You either move the needle or you don’t, results don’t care about your emotions.

Conformity is feminine. Rebelliousness is masculine. No man is remembered for obeying inconsequential rules and being a good little boy. Men are remembered for being fierce and bold when necessary. Leave the quivering and propaganda worship to kids.

“Not all writing is worth reading. Just because someone can put words on a page doesn’t mean they are worth reading or add value.” — Schopenhauer’s Strategy Against Clickbait

Competence is often less of a problem than confidence. An underrated aspect of doing anything hard is believing in yourself. Action creates both confidence and momentum. When action seems hard, narrow the gap between where you are and what you focus on. A marathoner who hits a wall running at mile 5 doesn’t focus on the end of the race; they focus on getting around the next corner. Then, the next corner. What’s the smallest step you can take right now to make progress?

"We need to redefine “problems” into opportunities. Problems are an opportunity to create value. Problems are an opportunity to strengthen relationships. Problems are an opportunity to differentiate yourself from others. Every problem is an opportunity in disguise.”

“Your worst day is a chance to show your best qualities, to stand out, and to learn an enormous amount about yourself. Very few people plan or prepare for what they’ll do and how they’ll act during those times. Those who do might well end up turning their worst day into their best.” — You’re Only As Good As Your Worst Day

In my conversation with Todd Herman, we talked about approaching everything with a long-term mindset: “When you think long term, it prevents you from doing a lot of short-term behaviors naturally that either lead you astray, take you off the path of long-term thinking, or otherwise get in the way. If I have a problem with a co-worker, how I address it will be very different if I think I’m going to have a relationship with them for 10 years versus if I think they’re only going to be here for a few months. And if I treat them like it’s a transaction, they will behave like it’s a transaction. And then when they behave like it’s a transaction, it will reinforce my view that they’re not committed, that it’s just a job to them—it’s not a career—and it will change how I interact with them in the future. So this little thing can make a huge difference in how you treat other people, but [also in] how it spirals beyond that moment into something much larger.”

``Great Books for Value Investing`` on ``Finance Gurus Channel`` The Intelligent Investor - “The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” - - “To achieve satisfactory investment results is easier than most people realize; to achieve superior results is harder than it looks.” - Security Analysis - “In the short run, the market is a voting machine, but in the long run, it is a weighing machine.” - - “Investment is most intelligent when it is most businesslike.” -

Maybe to break through, you have to have a breakdown — break down the life you currently have in order to build the one you want. — Najwa Zebian