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To the obsessed,

Happy Saturday, from NY.

We hit 1M followers yesterday (on IG). I'm extremely grateful. But it's irrelevant.

What's more exciting, is one thing...

This: 🏴

This beautiful, simple, intoxicating black flag. 🏴

Last weekend, after a poll, we chose it as the 'symbol' for obsession.

Then, I asked anyone who was one of the obsessed, to put it in their bio.

Over 1500 people added it, across both platforms. That's just..insane.

If you added 🏴 to your profile, make sure you comment the flag (here on IG, or here on Twitter). Both posts are pinned to my profile. Those who add it early, will be rewarded.

Because, the next chapter is about to begin.

Announcements will be on Twitter, first.

PS: I'm dropping a limited Follow Obsession collection with Ten Thousand, on March 22nd.

Four items.
World-class training gear.
Only 450 units- which may never be available again.

Releasing Wednesday, 3/22/23. Shipping to US + Canada. More details (and awesome content) to come.

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1. On compounding:

If you’re obsessed with something that compounds, all you have to do is survive.

Time takes care of the rest.

[share on twitter]

The most important part of obsession- put it into a vehicle that grows exponentially.

2. On what creativity is:

"Creativity is a function of the library in your head." - Tinker Hatfield (via Billy Oppenheimer on Danny Miranda Podcast)

3. On the '100,000 hour rule':

“The first 15 years in this business, I worked 6 days/70 hrs a week. Every weekend, and missed every trip/family function. That’s over 55k hours before opening the first Kith store. Another 45k hours since then. When owning your own business you will work every waking minute so it’s most likely a bit more. I think I’ll hit 100k hours sometime this year. You can’t get from a-z without the alphabet." - Ronnie Fieg, Kith​

4. On making:

"We need more makers, less coaches." - Pieter Levels​

5. On the wealthiest people in the world:

Hormozi: "All the guys I know who are the wealthiest in the world will bend over backwards for you.”

Frisella: “It's the opposite of what the perception is. My perception is that people who have actually built their own wealth- these are the f*cking nicest, best people, and that’s the reason they became wealthy.” - Alex Hormozi on REAL AF with Andy Frisella​

Givers get.

6. On connection with creators:

"1087 videos. 8696 minutes. 144 hours of Casey Neistat. That's a lot of content- more than the total running time of Game of Thrones, of Friends. The more time you spend with anyone, the better you get to know them. And with Casey's candid and open style, you really feel like you're living his life, too." - Why Everybody Love Casey Neistat- Jay Alto​

The reality- you spend more time with your favorite creators/content, than you do with your closest family/friends.

7. On a recipe for ideas:

"The closest thing I’ve found to a recipe for creativity: read a little, write a little, talk a little, walk a lot." - David Perell​

I'm realizing many people I admire have one thing in common- they walk. A lot.

8. On purpose > self-care:

"I increasingly think there’s intense cruelty to shilling self-care as the solution for people who are clearly craving purpose." - Molly Mielke​

9. On removing yourself from your 'Thing:'

"Practice hanging out with people without talking about The Thing that you’ve made Central in your life." - @visakanv​

Linked thread is very, very good.

10. On success through iteration:

"A builder’s mentality helps us approach big, hard-to-solve opportunities with a humble conviction that success can come through iteration: invent, launch, reinvent, relaunch, start over. Rinse, repeat, again and again. They know the path to success is anything but straight." - Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander​

One more thing...

​Do your work.​

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