Capital is the monetization of power — it exploits through surplus value, alienates through commodification, and consolidates through accumulation.

Meditation is witnessing how your thoughts, emotions, and perceptions continuously shape the world I am suffering in, and realizing that suffering ends the moment you stop identifying with them.

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1. Whole foods > trendy diets
Diets sell because they’re easy to package. But health isn’t in rules or fads. It’s in whole foods and hitting your protein target. Simple, repeatable, boring to market — but it works.

2. Supplements won’t make you fit
They’re the garnish, not the meal. No pill fixes bad sleep, junk food, and skipped training. Chasing shortcuts is what keeps you stuck.

3. Most advice is built to keep you searching
Confusion is a business model. If you’re always looking for the next secret, you’ll never outgrow needing “coaching hacks.” Real fitness should make you independent.

4. Quick fixes kill your long-term results
They feel like progress. But they’re dopamine hits that stop you building the habits you actually need. Every “shred” or “detox” pushes your dreams further away.

5. Fitness advice from unfit people is worthless
If they don’t live it, they can’t teach it. Period. Don’t copy influencers who can’t do what they preach.

6. Novelty keeps you weak
New programs every month keep you entertained — but not strong. Progress comes from repeating the basics until they’re undeniable.

7. Most coaches are spoon-feeders
They give you answers to keep you dependent. Great coaches give you systems so you can succeed without them.

8. Habits determine your health
Not workouts. Not diets. Not hacks. Habits. But most people never build them because they chase motivation instead of structure.

9. Doing nothing is the biggest risk
Not injury. Not “bad genetics.” The real danger is waiting another year before you start.

10. Comfort is the enemy
Fitness is adaptation. Adaptation comes from stress. If you’re not uncomfortable, you’re not changing.

11. Without consistency, nothing matters
Intensity is sexy. Consistency is invisible. But the truth is: a year of 6/10 effort beats a month of 10/10 every time.

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1. ⁠Your energy levels aren't "just genetics." I spent years thinking I was naturally lazy until I realized I was eating garbage, never moving my body, and sleeping 4 hours a night. Fix your basics first - everything else becomes possible.
2. ⁠That embarrassing moment you're replaying? Nobody else remembers it. Everyone's too busy worrying about their own awkward moments. I've learned that the spotlight effect is real - we think everyone's watching when they're really not.
3. ⁠"Good enough" beats perfect every single time. I missed out on so many opportunities because I was waiting for the "perfect moment" or the "perfect plan." The guys who started messy but started early are now miles ahead.
4. ⁠Your brain is lying to you about danger. That anxiety telling you everything will go wrong? It's your caveman brain trying to keep you safe from saber-tooth tigers that don't exist anymore. Most of what we worry about never happens.
5. ⁠Confidence isn't something you're born with. It's a skill you practice. Start acting like the person you want to become, even when it feels fake. Your brain will eventually catch up.
6. ⁠Not everyone wants to see you win. Some people will give you advice that keeps you small because your success threatens their comfort zone. Choose your advisors carefully.
7. ⁠Motivation is overrated - systems are everything. I used to wait for motivation to strike. Now I know that discipline is just having good systems that make the right choices automatic.
8. ⁠The work you're avoiding contains your breakthrough. Every time I finally tackled something I'd been putting off, it either solved a major problem or opened a door I didn't know existed.
9. ⁠Saying "yes" to everyone means saying "no" to yourself. I spent my twenties trying to make everyone happy and ended up miserable. Boundaries aren't mean - they're necessary.
10. ⁠The monster under the bed disappears when you turn on the light. That conversation you're avoiding, that skill you're afraid to learn - it's never as bad as your imagination makes it. Action kills fear.
11. ⁠Your friend group will reveal your future. Look at your closest friends' habits, mindset, and trajectory. If you don't like what you see, it's time to expand your circle. You become who you spend time with.
12. ⁠Nobody is coming to rescue you (and that's actually good news). The day you realize you're the hero of your own story, not the victim, everything changes. Other people can help, but they can't want success for you more than you want it for yourself.
13. ⁠Patience is your secret weapon. In a world of instant gratification, the person willing to wait and work consistently has an unfair advantage. Compound growth works in every area of life.