You are living in a civilized society if women and children can walk around in the evening without worrying about their safety. #orangebook

A great financial investment actually makes you forget about money altogether, and it opens the doors to the kind of exploration you can only begin once you are no longer constantly worried about your basic needs. It also makes every aspect of your life more enjoyable (if you don’t fall in the trap of playing the status game): you can afford to follow your intellectual curiosity instead of learning what you think will land you a better job, you can afford genuine relationships based on common values instead of transactional ones based on future prospects, you can afford to have deeper conversations instead of constantly being in a rush because you had another meeting scheduled, you can afford to play the long-term games and lead a healthy lifestyle instead of trying to save pennies on what will actually shorten your lifespan, you can afford to easily get rid of all your unhealthy addictions that were actually a way to cope with your lack of freedom and the fact that you were not leading the life you wanted, you can afford to be calm, relaxed, emotionally present for your family and friends instead of worrying about your opportunity cost, and you can finally afford to become who you truly want to be instead of who society wants you to be. #orangebook #FinancialFreedom #PersonalGrowth #LifeEnjoyment

Life never happens exactly according to plan, but for the bigger part, you don’t get married to the right person and build a loving family just by luck, you don’t get wealthy and live in a great neighborhood just by luck, you don’t become a great version of yourself just by luck. #orangebook #Plan #Effort #Achievement

In a physically healthy society, people love to train their body and push their limits. In a mentally healthy society, people love to read books and solve difficult problems. In a spiritually healthy society, people love to spend time with their family and support each other. #orangebook #HealthSociety #PhysicalMental #PersonalGrowth

If nurturing good judgment was easy, everyone would be healthy, wealthy, talented, in loving relationships, and happy; but most people don’t know the habits they need, or where to invest their time, their energy, their money, or which people are worth keeping in their lives. When you are not satisfied with your current life, there is no one or nothing to blame, only your own judgment to improve, and that won’t happen with more overthinking, only with more courage to put yourself out there in scary situations, get ready to be painfully wrong many times, and relearn how to think better: with less entitlement, less arrogance, less ego. #orangebook #GoodJudgment #SelfImprovement #LifeHabits

Making fun and laughing at what you don’t understand is one of the most common forms of self-protection. #orangebook #SelfProtection #Understanding #Humor

Most people just don’t want to believe that what they don’t have exist: - happily married couples who enjoy growing old together without falling out of love - people with kids and enough free time to stay the healthiest version of themselves - cities where people have common sense, and hence, where the streets are safe and clean, and the public infrastructure works - people who made a lot of money doing what they loved without thinking much about the money - people with great relationships with their parents, siblings, family - smarter people who are also more athletic, good-looking, loved, sociable - lifelong friendships with loyal people who genuinely care to stay in touch throughout the decades - people who grew up with much worse circumstances, who were not initially more talented, and who succeeded beyond expectations mostly thanks to strict self-discipline, long-term planning, and unwavering self-belief #orangebook #AspirationalGoals #LifeSuccess #PositiveOutlook

Most people need more faith than intelligence, that’s why you see so many “smart” people ending up alone, achieving far less than everyone else around them thought they would: they were always too afraid to commit to anyone, and they never truly believed in anything either. #orangebook #Faith #Intelligence #Relationships

People waste so much time chasing the wrong people. When you meet someone who is meant to stay in your life, you know it. You neither judge them nor feel judged by them. There is no taboo but you respect each other’s boundaries. The conversations feel effortlessly stimulating. #orangebook #Relationships #Connection #Respect

It’s not anxiety, it’s opportunities that you have yet to convert into actions. #orangebook #Anxiety #Opportunities #Action