Some observations and ideas that guide me:

• The most enthusiastic person often wins

• There’s no substitute for intrinsic motivation

• When your mind says enough, you’re actually only 40% done and have 60% left in the tank (David Goggins)

• Compounding is the most powerful force in the universe (Naval Ravikant)

• Cooperation is necessary for civilization (Children of Time)

• Grit can be cultivated, so seek hard experiences because they are hard

• Discipline yields the freedom to be truly autonomous (Jocko Willink)

• Reality can be unfair and evil exists, our role is to “carry the fire” of hope (The Road, Blood Meridian)

• The world loves a comeback story, you can always stage a come back provided you survive the fall

• Pressure is a privilege (Billy Jean King)

• Suffering is unavoidable, but you can learn how to cope and move on and find meaning (Viktor Frankl)

• Children just want to love and play games

• The Tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao (Lao Tzu)

• We are vastly limited in our understanding of the universe and each other

• The only rules that cannot be broken are physics (Elon Musk)