Devansh Agarwal

"my job is killing me" "doing business is so hard" "I can't lose weight" "No one likes me" And a bazillion other general excuses people make And then u see someone with a prosthetic arm. Really put things in perspective. No matter where you're in life you gotta be grateful. Life can always get worse.

A common advice you must have heard from sales people over and over again: "Shut up and stop talking after you tell them your prices" So I thought of fuking around to test this theory. I got on a sales call for a premium coaching program. The closer was ticking every box. Understanding my intent. My problems. Possible solutions. Laying down the roadmap. The whole charade. Then we finally got to the main point. The money point. I asked him how much. He replied back with xyz dollars. And as I expected he shut up. I also didn't say anything. Intentionally ofcs. And there was pin drop silence. From both the sides. We were both just staring at each other. Expressionless. I was waiting to see how long is he gonna wait before he says something. He was obviously following what he was taught and learnt over the years. I couldn't hold it in after 30-40 sec and started laughing my ass off. So did he. After he realised what was going on. Point of the matter is to take the ideas with a grain of salt. Don't just follow them blindly. They are not rules you have to abide by. Reading the room and adapting on the spot is a skill u must hone.

One advice that will help many people break free from the imaginary prison they are in: Don't underestimate the people's narcissism. They don't care about you nearly as much as you think they do. You're at best an extra/side character in their movie. Rewire your mind by repeating this thought pattern until it solidifies and helps u break free.

As long as you're playing the game of life you can't lose. You only lose when you quit. Remember, you just need one win to make it in life. Just one. So in a nutshell: Life gives you endless possibilities. You need just one big win to make it. You can't lose until you quit. And yet 99% people quit too soon. Make it make sense.

In times when everyone and their mother is preaching about having a personal brand The people who are building themselves and thriving in the offline world will beat all the copy pasting cookie clutters empty shell of a brand. People want context. People want experiences. They don't wanna be told what to do. They wanna know what you did to solve the xyz problem.

Kinda crazy how entitled 99% of the population is. As if the world owes them something. The Queen of the UK died. Who cares? Nobody. Kobe Bryant died. Who cares today? Nobody. You need to constantly remind yourself of your mortality And understand that nobody's opinions matter more than yours. Stop living in the fear of what other people will think. You get one shot. Don't waste it.

My timeline is filled with praise for Dune 2. And here I'm who found Dune too boring to watch past 20 min. "Oh but the cinematography" Don't care if it's boring.

Nobody tells you about the power of a quiet hustle. Everybody’s chasing the noise. Looking for the spotlight. But here's the thing: True growth lies in the whisper of early mornings, in the grind nobody sees. It’s in persistence when everyone else is looking for shortcuts. Embrace the quiet hustle.

Slept for about 4hrs last night. Didn't feel like getting up and dragging myself to the gym. But that's what an NPC would have done. So I went to the gym. Easy choice.

People say: "Follow your passion" "Do what you love" "Find your purpose" And hey if you're one of those whose passion is actually propelling you up then congratulations But the ground reality is that most people either don't know what their passion is or their interests/hobbies are actually detrimental for their life. Most people's hobbies aren't science, design, or competitive sports but watching movies, scrolling social media, and getting wasted every weekend. I was one of them. Didn't have any interests/hobbies I could pursue and neither did I have any bigger than life purpose. So for such people you need to make freedom your "goal". Financial freedom. Location freedom. Time freedom. Purpose can wait. But if you keep waiting for a grand purpose in your life, you might end up waiting for your entire life. Also I think it was @JeffBezos who said you don't choose your passion but the passion chooses you. So the best thing you can do is keep yourself engaged in achieving the "goal". Become better every single way in every single way. And if passion/purpose finds you, well and good. If it doesn't, keep your head down and continue working. Don't settle.