Welcome back to the 1st Law Newsletter.

Alas, my dear subscribers, I think about you every day. This newsletter is important to me, and I plan on maintaining it for the rest of my life. That may include brief (or extended) hiatuses, but I promise to always return. I do admit, though, these past few weeks I have fallen off hard, and I have no one to blame but myself. This might be a random iteration of the newsletter, bear with me, pls :)

Abundance

Don’t sweat the small stuff. If you really believe and try, you will get everything you wanted—over a long enough time frame. The universe is abundant. There is enough to go around, and if there currently isn’t, we will make more. Importantly, you will get everything you wanted, not everything you want. As you level up, your wants may grow out of proportion, but you will get what you once wanted, and that’s likely all you need.

Success is preparation meets opportunity. One lost opportunity is not the end of the world, as long as you were prepared for it. If you were not prepared, you have no one to blame but yourself, and you need to be better. All you can do is be prepared and try your best. Keep investigating ideas and opportunities. Decouple your emotional attachment from the outcome.

Learning new words

It’s funny how different circles have different connotations for words. To some outside the startup/ tech bubble, it may sound cool to be ‘the chief of staff who’s a great operator due to their use of MCPs’, but to others, that is a red flag. A massive red flag.

Whatchu know about WhisperFlow? SF? Gerber? That’s what I thought.

Personal Style

Everybody has their own approach to life. Whether it’s the gym, work, cooking, sleeping, making friends, etc… What works for others will probably not work for you. You need to find your own style. How do you do that? Good question. If I knew I would share.

I guess (to me), it involves trial and error, learning from mistakes, constant research into new approaches/ routines/ tips, and dedication. If you truly want something bad enough, you can make it happen.

All it takes is belief in yourself. If it relies on external decision makers, believe in yourself so much that you cannot be ignored.

A note I like from N.N. Taleb’s book: Antifragility

Believe in erudition, aesthetics, and risk-taking.

Erudition to satisfy your mind, aesthetics to satisfy your soul, and risks to ensure you live a life of minimal regrets.

On the topic of risk taking… Looksmaxxing is well known, but what about loremaxxing? Make choices that could end up in a book. Make choices that you look back on when you’re in a rocking chair, and you can be proud of.

What else do you need?

Quote to go

Thanks for reading!

Lucas