If you want to waste zero time and progress more quickly while learning to code, read this :

1. Fundamentals first

One of the many reasons why you should prioritize fundamentals over frameworks is that new frameworks will always displace old ones.

Furthermore, there will be no frameworks if fundamentals are not present.

Fundamentals endure, whereas frameworks can perish.

Before diving into more advanced topics, you should first master more fundamental concepts.

It's a game-changer. Give it a shot.

You can't build if you don't have wood.

To be a builder, you must understand the different types of wood available for each job.

React.js is written in JavaScript.

A developer who wants to create React Apps should be familiar with complex JavaScript applications.

2. Build real-world projects.

Tutorial hell is when you keep watching tutorials one after the other.

You think you're learning a lot, but once you get your hands on something tangible, you realize you don't know much.

To learn web3, you must change how you think.

Here are 22 videos that UPGRADE your thinking (and your life):

1. 30 years ago the internet barely existed.

But today, it's an inescapable force that shapes every aspect of our behavior and our lives.

Conversation with @peretti and @cdixon

2. Some people see web3 as a threat.

But it's probably the greatest opportunity humanity has ever been offered.

TED Talk by Shermin Voshmgir

3. A smart contract sounds like some new-fangled annoyance.

But it's computer code that solves previously unsolvable problems.

TED Talk by Olga Mack

4. NFTs might seem like a scam or a fad.

But in fact, they are sexy new tools that are building us a better future.

TED Talk by Kayvon Tehranian @saturnial

Just got off the phone with a friend of mine 💔💔💔💔
His 10 year old daughter was selected to represent her school at the World School Games in dubai.
His daughter was r**ped by fellow students, video tapped and posted on Instagram and the school concealed it for a month.

He found out on his own when another parent called his wife and showed his wife the video of his 10 year old daughter being circulated on Instagram.
I have spent the last 1hour listening to confessional statements by some teachers and I am begging this should rather be a dream.

Microsoft Excel is used by the majority of businesses but only 6% of people consider themselves an expert.

8 reasons you should become an expert at Excel:

1. Increases your income
Research shows it can increase your salary by 12.5%

I’ve personally used it to get raises and promotions, with raises up to 25%

2. It’s a marketable skill on the job market

Being an expert is extremely valuable and can be marketed on your resume.

But Excel projects can also become accomplishments, too.

Mine include:
• creating financial models
• tracking & management of a profit-sharing agreement.

3. Increases your efficiency

The ability to clean, sort, or organize data sets allows Excel experts to get projects done in a fraction of the time it would take to do manually.

This allows you to focus on data analysis and things that actually provide value.

4. Increases your quality of work

Because you can manipulate data, error checking is easy to build into a process.

This assures the data you’re sharing is more accurate than otherwise possible.

10 harsh lessons that took me years to learn, but you get in the next 5 mins:

1. Your biggest supporter is a stranger & your biggest doubter is someone you know.

You expect the people closest to you to support you.

Most of the time, they won’t.

Not to the standard you’d like.

Don’t stress…

Absolute strangers will make you rich.

2. A degree is just a piece of paper.

In today's society, a degree alone is meaningless in most industries.

You need to have real-life skills to back it up.

How are you setting yourself apart?

Your value doesn’t come from how hard you work, but how irreplaceable you are.

3. Nobody cares about your business as much as you do.

The harsh reality is that no one will ever care about your business as much as you do…

You’re the owner.

If you want people to support your business, you need to offer them something in exchange.

Provide value.

4. Your life is your responsibility.

Where you are now is due to all the decisions you’ve made up until here…

Nobody else can make decisions for you. Just you.

Nobody else is to blame. Just you.

Taking accountability is the first step to fixing it.

Everyone has ONLY one problem.

And it's the SAME problem.

It's called: The Upper Limit Problem.

Here is everything you need to understand and solve it 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

Each person has an "inner thermostat" of success/happiness that was set for us as children.

When we exceed our "setting," we unconsciously sabotage ourselves to come back into the familiar/comfortable "temperature."

The classic example: a lotto winner.

It's a proven fact that most lotto winners, regardless of the size of the prize, report similar or LOWER happiness 5-10 years post win.

So much "success" in one area overwhelms their neurosis and they "bring themselves down" in other areas

There are plenty of other examples too

The rock star who develops a drug problem.

The entrepreneur who makes it big and then loses it all.

The sports star who gets a huge injury.

Often times, success in one area leads you to "lower temperature" in another area.

Big financial win, you fight with your spouse.

Got married, your startup fails.

Book published, you broke your leg.

14 tips for masterful writing you won’t find in any writing manual

- thread -

Fourteen years of writing online, mostly crap, with a few gems, has taught me much.

You will not read this in any formal writing guide.

Enter at your own risk...

1. Don’t share if it’s not awkward.

Share pieces that make you a little nervous.

We live at a time where few speak the truth for fear of being politically incorrect.

The messages we see in the media and lots of content are smothered in delusion, wrapped in an additional layer of bullshit.

People are ravenous for honesty. Say what few dare say.

Don’t get yourself banned - tread with awareness and grace - but don’t let that be an excuse to avoid being real.

Readers flock to those with courage.

Your morning sets the tone for your day.

12 things you should do daily before 8 am:

1. Plan the night before

To create a better morning, you need to start the evening before:
• Look at your schedule
• Set out your clothes
• Pack your bag

This little preparation can take the morning from rushed to relaxed.

2. Don’t touch your phone

You should not touch your phone for two hours after waking up.

This starts with leaving it in the other room the night before. Bringing your phone to bed disrupts your wind-down and keeps you up later.

3. Get rid of the snooze

Move your alarm away from your bed so you have to get up to turn it off.

This will help you stop hitting the snooze, which destroys your mood and morning routine.

4. Let there be light

Light signals it’s daytime and helps you naturally wake up.

Get a sunrise alarm and get outside immediately (see number 8).

Twitter is free university.

But 98.8% don’t follow the right people.

A mega-thread of 30+ educators you must follow:

Marketing:

@theandreboso
@alexgarcia_atx
@heyblake
@heykahn
@wes_kao
@amandanat
@KateBour
@VedikaBhaia

Business:

@TrungTPhan
@chrishlad
@david_perell
@dvassallo
@JustinSaaS
@nathanbaugh27

Audience building:

@arvidkahl
@AprilynneA
@brandonthezhang
@aaditsh
@AliAbdaal

Writing:

@dickiebush
@Nicolascole77
@WrongsToWrite
@OneJKMolina
@david_perell

My Dad works at a crappy job, drinks too much, and his only friend is his brother.

I always thought he led an unfulfilled life.

But I had an epiphany:

I'm always worried, and anxious, and angry.

My Dad is none of these things.

Maybe he actually has life figured out. Maybe I can learn from him.

Below is counter-intuitive wisdom from my dad Chaz that you won’t find in any self-help book:

Eat like crap and drink like a fish.

My Dad is on The Buffett Diet: soda all day like Warren and liquor all night like Jimmy. He ends the night with a sleeve of Oreos.

And he looks great.

So eat whatever you want, drink however much you want, & don’t stress about your diet.

Think only of yourself.

My brother and my dad's brother had a HUGE fight and stopped speaking to each other.

I would have felt anxious, but Chaz shrugged. "That's their problem."

The only time he's concerned if it directly affects him, like when Mom was diagnosed with cancer.

Even with a cancer diagnosis, Dad wasn't worried about my mom's surgery.

“There’s no point in worrying about something until there’s something to worry about.” 

So don’t worry about other people or things outside your control. Be like Timon, Pumba, and Chaz. Hakuna Matata.

There are many things in life you try hard not to remember.

But there are others you can't afford to forget.

Here are 11 of the most powerful:

Time Heals

The burden you're carrying today will be lighter tomorrow.

The wound you incurred last week won't hurt as bad next week.

The shattering setback from last year will be a lesson learned next year.

Get through today and let tomorrow do its job.

Hope Helps

Hope is risky.

It feels safer to live without it.

If you don't hope, you can't hurt.

But hope shapes a vision of a better future.

It gives you the ability to endure and keep going.

Don't surrender to the safety of despair.

Struggles Shape

The idea of a life free of difficulty sounds ideal.

Of course you're drawn to it.

But it's in the struggle that you are forged and formed.

Challenge, discomfort, adversity - these are what your soul needs for growth.

Don't escape them. Embrace them.

Work Wins

Under Augustus Caesar, the Romans adopted a motto:

Labor Omnia Vincit ⏤

"Work conquers all."

When in doubt,

Put your head down and get to work.

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Academics routinely use the term “sub-Saharan Africa”. Until recently, I also used it without really thinking much about it or questioning its use. But it’s problematic and should be avoided. Here are two excellent pieces explaining why:

It’s confusing and geographically inaccurate:

"46 of Africa’s 54 countries are listed as “sub-Saharan,” excluding Algeria, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan & Tunisia. This doesn’t make geographical sense: 4 countries included are on the Sahara, while Eritrea is “sub-Saharan”, but its neighbour Djibouti isn’t.”

It’s rooted in racist thought:

“it divides Africa according to white ideas of race making North Africans white enough to be considered for their glories, but not really white enough…It is a way of saying “Black Africa” and talk about black Africans without sounding overtly racist.”

47 sentences that'll make you more money than a 4 year business degree:

People buy with emotion, then justify with logic.

For every $1 you spend on email marketing, you can expect an average return of $36 (if you know what you’re doing).

Sell the transformation, not the product.

Tell prospects your price, then, shut the fuck up.

If you struggle to take critical feedback, read this:

The common advice on this topic is more suited for the playground than the boardroom:

-> Don't take it personally
-> Don't get emotonal
-> Count to 10

WTF?

If you’re an accomplished professional trying to find your way to the top...

This is your roadmap.

1/ Picture Yourself

You're a mosaic.

Every experience, every mistake, every resounding success adds to the picture of you.

And you, being human, can grow & evolve.

The fuel for that growth?

Feedback

And the clearer you see yourself, the easier you can place each piece.

2/ Declare Your Intention

Don't wait for people to come at you w/ feedback.

Focus them where you want to grow.

-> Tell them your gap
-> Show them you're working on it
-> Solicit their advice
-> Tell them you applied it

Your desire + action = their perception of your growth.

3/ Ask For It

Use every interaction to improve.

Don't ask: What could I have done better?

Do ask: Do you think ___ landed? If no, why not?

Targeted:
-> Minimizes the onus placed on the giver
-> Starts a more natural conversation
-> Preempts other feedback
-> Focuses them

If you want to become "mentally tough", read this:

Building mental strength is fundamental to living your best life.

Just as we go to the gym and lift weights in order to build our physical muscles,

We must also develop our mental health through the use of mental tools and techniques.

And to help you with this... 👇

In this thread, I will be sharing:

A. 5 Ways to Build and Improve Mental Toughness

B. 5 Exercises to create an ‘armored mind’

Let's get into it:

A.1. Master your emotions:

Our emotions play a big role in how we act or react to negative situations.

It’s therefore important internally to understand and acknowledge your feelings, and how they affect our decisions.

Your dominant thought often dictates the end result!

2. Set New Goals:

The ability to:

- develop new goals
- develop actionable steps to achieve those goals
- and to execute on those goals

Help to develop willpower and mental resilience.