Be the light.

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GoogleSoftware engineer, Seattle, since 2025.
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The seven rules

Be the light.
When I catch myself acting out of ego or wanting, I stop and look for what I can give instead.
Be yourself, even when it's uncomfortable.
I spent most of a year sounding like every other AI engineer. That's over.
Go through the struggle.
Everything good I've done came after a stretch of being embarrassed. It gets easier each time, so I get it over with early.
Know your values, then act on them.
Most people can say what they don't want. Pick what you do want, and keep your life simple around it.
Be careful who you spend time with.
I end up like whoever I spend the most time with, so I pick the ones who make me want to give more.
Take care of the body first.
Lift, run, sleep, eat well. Everything else gets easier after that.
Build what makes you lose track of time.
For me that's a hard problem, and teaching someone what I just learned. If I'm doing it for the likes instead, I stop.

MeditationsMarcus Aurelius
A Roman emperor's notes to himself about how to behave. The philosophy book I reread most.
SiddharthaHermann Hesse
The book I give people. A man tries every path, and the answer turns out to be the river he kept walking past.
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win BigScott Adams
Systems instead of goals, and failing as a way to learn. Rule three mostly comes from here.
KabbalahDavid Ghiyam's Kabbalah Centre courses
Where rule one comes from. The light is the giving place and the ego is the wanting place. I'm early in it and fine with that.
$100M OffersAlex Hormozi
It's plain about what something is worth to the person buying it, and it's the only business book that stuck.
Murder on the Orient ExpressAgatha Christie
I keep coming back to her. A good puzzle makes you think and lets your brain rest at the same time.