A few old fashioned things I still believe: You can tell everything you need to know about a person by observing (1) how they treat service workers and (2) whether they put their shopping cart back. (read on)

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A few old fashioned things I still believe:

You can tell everything you need to know about a person by observing (1) how they treat service workers and (2) whether they put their shopping cart back.

(read on)

You don't need to have an opinion on everything. It's perfectly reasonable to have no opinion on something that you haven't researched or don't understand.

Smart work may be underrated, but hard work isn't overrated. You have to work hard if you want to get ahead. There are a few exceptions, but not many.

We should all stop talking about how many books we read last year. It's much more impressive to read one book and have it deeply impact you than to read 100 books and not feel a thing.

Showing up early costs very little and pays off handsomely in the long run.

You can get pretty damn far in life by just saying what you're going to do and then doing it.

When you start your first job, the best way to get ahead is to "Swallow the Frog" for your boss. Observe what they hate doing, learn to do it well, and take it off their plate. It's an easy way to get a win on the board.

Waking up early is the easiest way to improve your odds of success. You don't have to wake up early to be successful, but you rarely find an early riser that isn't winning.

Having good posture is a physical and mental unlock for life. It's linked to a variety of real health benefits, plus it improves self-confidence. Stand up straight with your shoulders back.

Handwritten notes on personalized stationery should never go out of style.

Embracing a bit of friction in your life is a good thing. When you obsessively remove friction, sometimes you remove the very thing that created meaning and self-worth.

Black coffee is delicious. Ordering your coffee black is the most socially acceptable adult flex.

Everyone should write more. Becoming a better writer is the most sure-fire way to level up in your career and life.

Most people you look up to are remarkably unremarkable. That's not disappointing—that's an empowering realization.

Second-order thinkers are always in short supply. Consistently asking "and then what?" is a tried-and-true method to stand out in a world of first-order thinkers.

Most of us need fewer friends and more intellectual sparring partners. Friends are pleasant and easy to come by, but intellectual sparring partners question our assumptions and force us to level up.

Intellectual curiosity will be an exceedingly important trait in a future where intelligence and energy are increasingly abundant. Willingness to follow a spark down a rabbit hole is a common trait of the most successful people.

Being kind to people is the only real life hack. Kindness remains severely underrated.

You should never bet against a person who just keeps showing up.

Ok, I enjoyed that stream of consciousness pseudo-rant...

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Since I have now been asked 10000 times in the replies and DMs, I feel the need to comment on something:

I have no opinion on the act of reclining your seat on an airplane.

If you’re wondering why I have no opinion on the matter, please see the second tweet in this thread.

One more old fashioned thing I believe:

This is the most important job you’ll ever have (and the only one that you’ll really care about in the end).

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Luke Gromen @lukegromen · Nov 3, 2022

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Great thread

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