Ryan Holiday

What can I do better?

What are you liking?

What are you not liking?

What do you think I should do differently?

That's where you get the criticism and feedback.

I think that actually matters.

And obviously, look, there's this backlash today against virtue signaling, which some political junkies and super online people have started to take as, well, actually saying anything nice or caring about anyone is actually something to be mocked.

And like, it's actually better to be an asshole.

Now we do this sort of vice signaling.

It's like, are you paying lip service to the idea that wisdom is important?

Or are you like actively learning?

A great example would be like in the virtue of justice, right, which is probably when people are talking about virtue signaling.

It's like so someone might go like, hey, you know, I think minimum wage should be X. Right.

But when I have the opportunity to set the salary of someone who works for me, I choose to pay them as little as possible.

Right.

Like what you think.

or how you would like the world to be is one thing.

I do think there is something in obviously saying nice and believing nice things.

But what really matters is like, what are the decisions you are making when it pertains to things that are in your control?

Live as if life is short, but learn as if life is going to be very long.