How to Live an Asymmetric Life

I learned that, yes, it is possible to reduce one’s downside, but it is not possible to eliminate it. The better strategy is to seek opportunities where the possibility of gains wildly outweighs what you can lose, which is typically capped at 1x your investment.

“The ‘how’ is the killer of all great dreams.” So, don’t worry about how you will achieve any of the story as you’re writing it. Just write down the dream.

And ultimately, fear will disguise itself as “not me” and “not now.” It might already be creeping in as you read this.

Everything you want is on the other side of “worse first.” But when you can get comfortable being uncomfortable, you can have nearly anything you want in this life.

“When you can get comfortable being uncomfortable, you can have nearly anything you want in this life. ”

If you want to live an asymmetric life: Do hard things.