Everything happens for a reason
Have the will to take risks
The best way to learn is by doing
You are never owed anything by anyone, so don’t expect anything
Put yourself in situations to be in the right place at the right time
Seek discomfort (as cliché as this sounds - shoutout yestheory)
Self-doubt is the enemy of progress: the second you stop believing in yourself the battle has already been lost because if you don’t have conviction in yourself, there is no point in doing things
Keep going
The greatest things are those that can compound
Work with people you believe in
Anxiety comes from knowing you can be doing better, and inaction is what leads to that situation, so just keep going
Working with great people makes it much better
Surround yourself with those who are better than you
Things don’t need to be done perfectly; they just need to be done quickly: perfection is a zero-sum game, so it’s more important to get things done and iterate. This can apply to anything from building prototypes to taking notes in a textbook
Communication is more important than anything: miscommunication is the core of most problems. This is an easy fix: communicate clearly and concisely
Comparison is the thief of joy, because the grass is always greener on the other side: focus on watering your own grass and become busy enough to not compare to others
Don’t take anything for granted
17 lessons from 17
the most important things 2024 taught me
