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I’m 27 years old, and my life is going… “good”. I’ve got a good job. Good family. Good apartment (I live in Nashville). But “good” isn’t great! I really wanna do more - but I’m not sure what that even means. Yea more money/success is part of it - but also just feels like I’m wasting my potential. I think I can do more. What’s 1 action I can take to do that? - Abram from Nashville Well Abram, I’ll give you an answer in 1-word… “move”. The funny thing about self improvement is this: sometimes the easiest thing to do is change your surroundings. If you want flowers to bloom, plant your seeds in great soil. When I was 23, I was living in Australia, making a very cushy $120k/year. Easy job. Good money. Beautiful city. But I moved. I quit my job and moved to Gotham City (aka San Francisco) - where I had no job, and didn’t know anybody.Why? Because I wanted to build a startup, and that’s where the best soil is for startups. I remember sitting in a coffee shop that first day. The table next t

proximity is power November 1, 2024 proximity is power I got an email yesterday with a very simple question: Yo Uncle Shaan! I’m 27 years old, and my life is going… “good”. I’ve got a good job. Good family. Good apartment (I live in Nashville). But “good” isn’t great! I really wanna do more - but I’m not sure what that even means. Yea more money/success is part of it - but also just feels like I’m wasting my potential. I think I can do more. What’s 1 action I can take to do that? - Abram from Nashville Well Abram, I’ll give you an answer in 1-word… “move”. The funny thing about self improvemen

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