Don’t be afraid to not finish a book. Reread the good ones.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

You’ve probably already heard that time is your most precious token. No, I’m not talking about crypto here – although, funnily enough, there’s also a token named like that, which is also not doing really well lately 🤦, but I digress…

Anyways, as the physicist, Albert-László Barabási once wrote:

“Time is our most valuable non-renewable resource, and if we want to treat it with respect, we need to set priorities.”

I came across an interesting concept by several authors (here’s just one for example) where they suggest that you calculate your hourly rate, and see how much does watching TV cost you. If you do that, you may realize that you’re throwing away several tens of thousands of dollars per year (logically, the more you make, the more you lose). And, that just may get you to rethink how you’re spending your time. I wrote about why using TV as a news source is not the best idea and how To-Do Lists may help you in setting your priorities.

So, TL;DR: invest time in that which is most important to you. And, I’ll also say this, because there is no balance: if at this point in your life most of your time goes to work, so be it – make the most of it and don’t feel bad about it.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

What if you stopped watching TV?

More specifically ‘news’ on the TV. I don’t have anything against an occasional movie or a show (hell, I do it myself), but I don’t think watching TV news is the best time investment one could make (‘world’ news on the Internet fall in the same category).

I heard a cool abbreviation for CNN the other day: Constantly Negative News. IMHO, this goes for almost any other channel, be it red or blue or whatever ‘color’.

If the world was ending, you’d probably learn that from your neighbor.

What if, instead, you spend that time reading the news from your particular field or industry, or what if you watch an educational documentary? See which one brings you more benefit on the long run.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

WAGMI – We’re all gonna make it.

But, haven’t we already?

I mean, think about it: if you were able to buy (any) crypto thing (coin, token, NFT, someOtherThingYourRichNeighbourToldOnlyYouAbout, …) I’d argue you’re probably already doing better than x% (where x is at least < 5, IMHO) of the people in this world. You, for sure, have a (good) internet connection and other things that (on average) inevitably come with that (food, transportation, clothes, place to stay, …).

So, really, it should be WAMI – we already made it!

I won’t go on because you’re probably already thinking OK, BOOMER, so what!?

The thing is: nothing. There are literally 0 problems with that. Just one caveat: go and check all those lottery winners and see what’s their long-term success rate.

This brings me to the thought of the day: I wish all of us would win a real (not proverbial) lottery (pick your poison: crypto, stocks, real estate, gambling, actual lottery, …) so that we see what we truly are and what our character is made of.

Happy Saturday friends <3 👋

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

WA(G)MI https://t.co/LKDIwBexsd

— Nikola Brežnjak (@HitmanHR) January 29, 2022

Because there’s so much noise today, people pay for common sense – which they could have come to on their own if they only employed their brain.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Brian Tracy popularized the term “Eat that Frog”. What that means is that if you want to truly move the needle day in day out, you should start your day by tackling the hardest thing on your to-do list (and, I hope you do have to-do lists in the first place).

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

To-Do lists are great. It doesn’t matter if it’s on paper, in a native app, or a web app, or a hybrid app (anyone still remembers those? 🙂), or on a blockchain, or… (sorry, got carried away). The important part is that you at least try them out if they’re not a part of your daily routine yet.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Giving without expecting something in return, or having a plan for why you’re doing it, is one of the nicest feelings. However, as a bonus, in the long run, it almost always also opens doors for you.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

With all the recent market ‘developments’, I couldn’t help but think:

Dear #crypto, I’m back to #sportsbetting. There I can at least see and yell at the culprits 🙂
However, in all seriousness, if you’re not buying now, or HODLing at best, then I must conclude you spent more than you could afford, and/or that you really didn’t believe in it the first time around.

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Dear #crypto, I’m back to #sportsbetting. There I can at least see and yell at the culprits ? https://t.co/kTmB3L67TE

— Nikola Brežnjak (@HitmanHR) January 24, 2022

Today’s thought is not originally mine, but a quote from an amazing (short, beautifully illustrated – I mean, just check the featured image, and thought-provoking) book by, a constantly great performer, Simon Sinek called Together is better:

A vision is like a dream – it will disappear unless we do something with it. Do something big or do something small. But stop wondering and go on an adventure.

Whatever it is, you’ve (I’ve, we’ve) probably done enough of the research already. So, instead of reading just ‘one more’ post, or going through ‘one more’ tutorial, just go and do it. START! Who cares if you fail. Get up, learn!, and try again – just do it!

This is why I write these ‘daily thoughts’ posts.

Simon does it again with Together is better ? https://t.co/GjT5Xjeag7

— Nikola Brežnjak (@HitmanHR) January 23, 2022