sweet spot for the mind: aroused, not stressed, not tired. mornings are for reading, never watching. If you think you perform great but nobody agrees with you, then you (by definition) are not doing great. #motivation

optimists get rich, pessimists sound smart. #motivation

maker schedule vs manager schedule: you need hours of focus to write code, managers live back to back in meetings. mornings code, afternoons meetings, or vice versa. focus is saying no #motivation

focus goes away. the hard part is gently bringing it back, and NOT rewarding the mind for being lazy. it's a muscle. accept boredom, you don't need to fill every moment with info. #motivation

too easy? make it harder. too hard? make it easier. and remember, lack of effort guarantees failure. #motivation

when you give up because you're tired, stressed or hungry: 1. you're not functional in that state because you never trained for it. 2. you're rewarding your brain for not working hard. #motivation

Grant Sanderson on learning: start with examples, then go to abstractions and formulas. do the problems at the end of the chapter. teaching sticks 9/10, seeing 5/10, listening 2/10, reading 1/10. #motivation

Dopamine is for #motivation and craving, more than pleasure. food, scrolling reels: you often find yourself not even enjoying it that much. (also a 10-30 min nap is magic)