15 Harsh Lessons I’ve Learned This Year

Brutally honest lessons that slap you in the face

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• The people making the most noise online are the most insecure ones
• Insecurity is loud, confidence is quiet
• True wealth is owning your time
• You’re not supposed to be happy most of the time
• Dream partners don’t exist, love is compromise
• Nothing external will solve internal problems
• Those who hate on you are doing worse than you
• The rich & successful got there by taking more risks than normal people
• The only way to find your passion is by experimenting
• Acting despite lacking courage is courageous
• Money doesn’t create happiness, it adds to it
• What people say to you is often a reflection of them, not you
• Always give someone a second chance, never a third — Sahil Bloom
• You always think you’re the exception, until it happens to you
• Doing things when you don’t feel like is how you succeed at anything

May these lessons serve you as well as they’ve served me.

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