"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while... you don't do things right once in a while... you do them right all the time. Winning is habit."

Vincent Lombardi

No man will change his old ways for the new, until he personally feels the need for it, that's why great teachers have always urged men to see the awful condition that they are actually in right now, rather than to live by pretty words and non-existent ideals.

found this written in my notebook from 2019 as i was clearing out my room today

The Man In The Glass by Dale Wimbrow

When you get what you want in your struggle for self.
And the world makes you king for a day.
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself,
and see what that man has to say.

For it isn't your father, or mother, or wife.
Whose judgment upon you must pass.
The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life,
is the one staring back from the glass.

He's the fellow to please nevermind all the rest.
For he's with you, clear to the end.
And you've passed your most difficult, dangerous test,
if the man in the glass is your friend.

You may fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
and get pats on the back as you pass.
But your final reward will be heartache and tears.
If you've cheated the man in the glass.

AI-generated manga becomes top ranked ebook store in Japan

https://x.com/aisafetymemes/status/2008543556995096716?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw

South Korean teens spend more than three hours a day watching online videos: Survey

Instagram and YouTube were the most frequently used social media platforms.

Read more: https://bit.ly/3Nad8nt

3h is almost my entire daily screen time

also good to note that i was overseas last week, so time was mostly spent absorbing nature/surroundings

my normal screen time is about ~4h judging from the week before i went on vacation

will be spending more time on screens once i start working, so will have to be more mindful moving forward

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plotting 34 years of income vs property prices

https://www.reddit.com/r/SingaporeRaw/s/b7Dj6D3SWw

is this entitlement also in other countries?

https://www.reddit.com/r/singaporespeaks/s/wn8uWQjSUD

a ton of stuff going on in the US rn

huge mess waiting to unfold

https://x.com/disclosetv/status/2009415728231858280

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Japan just ended 80 years of Pacifism

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTTDMKJDMVn/?igsh=aGhjcW1lNGF5YjVo

#BM

35 Things I Know At 35 I Wish I Knew At 25

> you can reinvent yourself whenever you want
> tolerance for uncertainty is the most valuable human trait
> energy is the most attractive human trait
> nobody cares
> always get your dopamine from action
> your professional success is proportional to your ability to figure it out
> never let your head outsmart your gut
> showing up is the key to life
> fear comes from inexperience, not incapability
> learn to work without validation
> anything above zero compounds
> take pride in finishing things
> life improves when you embrace your inner extremes
> the most important things take a long time to build
> be unapologetically yourself
> do what most people avoid
> life will test you with the same challenge until you learn the lesson
> your standards decide your future
> choose a partner you actually like being around
> if you want people to believe in you, start carrying yourself like someone worth believing in
> don’t wait
> confidence isn’t about knowing you’ll win
> stress and anxiety feed on idleness
> working out will rewire your brain
> energy fuels growth
> nobody is thinking about you
> you have to know when to stop
> do hard things every single day
> reliability is more important than talent
> don’t complain about anything
> emotional control is the ultimate sign of personal growth
> you can just do things
> you’re going to miss this
> nobody is coming to save you
> you're one year of focus away from people calling you lucky

https://x.com/SahilBloom/status/2010376554199572482?s=20

sales books

https://x.com/termsheetinator/status/2010742916650827865?s=46&t=nluSw7cwYGx8zFxfoYi5Iw

the inception of algorithms have led to a homogenous society because everyone is consuming the same content

https://x.com/the_culturist_/status/2010820813256343898?s=20