Living by Our Core Principles: Fun, Hard Work, and Curiosity
“The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time”
- (Jack London)
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.”"
- (Theodore Roosevelt)
The same in life, this is a work in progress. At this point in time, the quotes and principles contained within this journal ring true.
I/We are not the original owners of all these points. They have been collected over time from listening to or reading many books, blogs, podcasts, and other sources of wisdom.
[Last edited: 19 June 2024]OVERARCHING:
Have fun
Work hard
Be kind
Start with love
Stay curious
Never settle
LIFE PRINCIPLES:
Find your energy
Keep it simple stupid
We own all our time
Consistency is key to everything
Get into nature
See the sun rise
Appreciate what you have, you are the lucky one
Don’t believe everything that you think
Keep yourself open to everything
Relationships take work
You can have it all, but you can’t have it all at once.
Connect (person to person socialising)
Contribute (to society)
Cope (sleep, mindfulness, exercise)
Cook (real food)
EXERCISE PRINCIPLES:
Attempt 7,000 steps per day, with one activity (run, ruck, bike, gym, yoga, rock climb, hike etc)
Attempt 250 intensity minutes per week
Always improve VO2 Max
Always improve muscle mass and strength
Be part of a team
Work the heart
Work the brain
Contract the muscles
FOOD PRINCIPLES:
Eat real food.
Protect the liver
Feed the gut
Support the brain
Enjoy the art of cooking
The occasional blowout is fine, but don’t make it a habit
MONEY PRINCIPLES:
Money to you is not what money is to someone else
Good investing is boring investing
Let compounding do the work.
Gambling is gambling no matter how you define it
BUSINESS PRINCIPLES:
Show your work
To become an expert, you had to start at the bottom
It’s not 10 thousand hours, it’s 10 thousand iterations
The magic touch you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding
What is the bottle neck ?
5% to 10% per year
Ideas are worthless. It’s the execution on the idea the value lies in.
What would this look like if it was easy?
Fail hard, fail fast
What looks like work to others, but is a game to you
