Shaan Puri Quotes

“Creative people should not work Monday to Friday 9 to 5, yet 99% do this.”

“Hard work is massively overrated.”

“I'm pretty lazy. But I'm happy and successful.”

“Janitors work hard. Backline cooks work hard. Hard work helps you win your game. Choose the right game.”

“The economy is just smart people paying beautiful people to promote stuff to insecure people.”

“There’s one problem with 'over thinkers'.

They are never over thinking about the right thing.”

“What you work on is far more important than how hard you work.”

“Your body is like a bank account where everyone can see the balance.”

“'Anything is possible' is cleverly worded.

'anything' (aka not necessarily what you want)

'possible' (not probable)”

“3 shifts:

- Find what feels like play to you, and work to others

- Find a way to hangout with people who either have what you want, or are chasing it as hard as you

- Take a simple strategy, and turn up the intensity

There are 50+ other wisdom nuggets, but that's all for today.”

“AI is a big deal because it turns English into a programming language.”

“Becoming a Billionaire is a silly goal. They just give the money away anyways.”

“Enlightenment comes after punishment.”

“Everyday I have to choose between spending time with my kids or going on twitter to argue with web3 skeptics.

My kids haven't seen me in weeks.”

“Girl scouts makes $800m a year selling cookies, using volunteer saleschildren.

What's a new spin on this idea someone could try?”

“Most people do what 'most people' do. This is a huge mistake.

In the US:
* 50% of marriages end in divorce or separation
* 60%+ of the population is obese or overweight
* 70% of people have less than $1k in savings

What most people are doing isn't working.”

“Quality of life has very little to do with your house, car and accomplishments.

The quality of your life is the quality of the emotions you have on a day to day basis.

If you're rich and stressed you have low quality of life.

That's why I spend a lot of time on my mental fitness.”

“Real Estate has the highest % of 'dumb rich people'.

I'm not saying you're dumb if you're in real estate. I'm saying if you want to get rich without needing to be a genius, real estate is your best bet.”

“Start a startup or work at a big company.”

“The advice to 'be yourself' sounds easy, but is actually the hardest thing you can do in life.

Most people don't like themselves. They don't think they are enough.

So they set goals. Get promoted. Lose weight. Get rich. etc...

You can do those, but it won't solve the insecurity.”

“The quickest 'quick call' is no call at all.”

“Work like a lion.
- sit
- wait for prey
- sprint
- eat/enjoy
- rest and repeat

Most people work like cows instead. Standing in the field all day, grazing grass slowly.”

“Zillow is the most motivational website on earth.”