Principles

I realized early in my life that while I had no idea who I wanted to be like, I didn't want to follow in my parents' footsteps. They are good people, but they lacked structure and principles. While I love them, I wanted a different kind of life. So, as I learned lesson after lesson throughout my life, I've created rules for myself to add structure and boundaries. Then, ultimately, I started writing them down to formulate the principles I live my life by. I've consistently recognized I'm a little different from most people. I share some of these principles here for those who collaborate with or follow me to understand how I see the world. Hopefully these help you to understand me. I also hope you others can remind me to be accountable to my principles so I put them out there in the world. Of course, I'm human, so perfect execution isn't a thing, but these general principles guide my work and life:

• Do what you think is cool 😎
• Consistency is Uncommon, Cultivate It
• Consider the Other's Position
• Cultivate Inputs / Attention
• Minimize Notifications/Feeds
• Tell The Truth (Don't Lie for any reason)
• Don't Borrow Money
• Understand how markets work/role of debt
• Depression Requires Privacy
• Hold F*ck You Money
• Index Investing
• Rarely Eat Processed Foods
• Workout First / Move your body
• Do something uncomfortable every day
• Build Communities / Social Compound Interest
• Work in Public
• Mindfulness
• Give Generously
• Do What You Want / Say No