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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The most effective way to approach any new complex problem: Start with the fundamental non-reducible principles, then build your way towards the problem from the bottom up — not from the top down.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

The important thing is not how many years are in your life, but how much life is in your years 🧵

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

"Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable." — Naval Ravikant

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

3 things that break your focus — and how to fix them: 1) Ideas → Keep a notepad at your desk 2) Notifications → Leave phone in another room 3) Meetings → Schedule ‘focus time’ in your calendar

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Life Hack: Stick some sticky notes on the cover of your book while reading so you can take notes and write down any distracting thoughts without having to bring an extra notepad.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flown. — Dr. Seuss

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom in 5 images:

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

If you care enough, you'll find a way.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Hanlon's Razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity"

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Instead of chasing success, you should be running from failure.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

James Clear popularised the idea of atomic habits. Instead of chasing big overnight changes; try making small, consistent improvements. • Want to get fit? Just do 5 push-ups. • Want to read more? Just write one page a day. • Want to be more productive? Just close one tab. [Inspired by Ash Lamb]

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Break your goals down. • Turn goals into plans • Turn plans into tasks • Turn tasks into habits Stick to those habits and you'll reach your goals in a manageable way.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Without systems you're left relying on your memory. Remembering something important pulls brainpower away from your current tasks. If your brain is filled with random junk, you'll never be able to give your full attention to anything. This is known as 'cognitive load'.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Andre Agassi once said that tennis is mostly a mental game... He was right. Most points aren’t won — they’re lost.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

In 1922, Walt Disney started his first animation studio: Laugh-O-Gram Films. It went bankrupt within a year. He was broke, and sleeping in his office. He ate canned beans and washed at the train station. A few years later, Disney created a new character on the train. He called him Mickey.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Verschlimmbesserung: A German word that describes a sincere attempt to improve something that goes wrong and accidentally makes it worse. - Schlimm = Bad - Verbesserung = Improvement

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Turn goals into tasks, and tasks into habits.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Goodhart’s Law: "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure"

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world” — Arthur Schopenhauer

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

“The best marketing is a great product” — Noah Kagan

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

“The squeaky wheel gets the grease”

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

“The invalid assumption that correlation implies cause is probably among the two or three most serious and common errors of human reasoning.” — Stephen Jay Gould

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan in 12 images:

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing“ — Walt Disney

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

“Discipline is choosing between what you want now and what you want most“ — Abraham Lincoln

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Huge illustrated book summary dropping this Sunday! Make sure you’re subscribed to the newsletter so you don’t miss out. dblthink.substack.com

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

If you’re not saying ‘hell yeah’ about something, say ‘no’. — Derek Sivers

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Occam’s Razor: “When faced with two possible explanations, the simpler of the two is the one most likely to be true”

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Abilene Paradox: When a group makes a decision that is contrary to the desires of all members, because each member assumes the others approve of it.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Perception: Idea —————— Success Reality: Idea — Action — Success

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

“You wouldn't worry so much about what others think of you if you realised how seldom they do” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Impostor syndrome — "I don't know what I'm doing, and it's only a matter of time until everyone finds out." Growth mindset — "I don't know what I'm doing yet, but it's only a matter of time until I figure it out." [ @adamgrant.bsky.social ]

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

“You do not rise to the level of your goals, you fall to the level of your systems” — James Clear

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I added over 2.5k subscribers to my newsletter from a single post on Substack. I don’t think people understand the huge impact of having that kind of organic discoverability.

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Listen to podcasts and audiobooks while driving and cooking. Thank me later.

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Lionel Page @lionelpage.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I just learned about the passing of Richard Easterlin last month. He made major contributions to the study of life satisfaction across countries. The 'Easterlin Paradox,' named after his work, refers to the observation that happiness does not seem to increase significantly with economic growth.

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Richard Easterlin, pioneer in happiness economics

USC Dornsife Professor Emeritus challenged conventional wisdom on economic growth and well-being, made a lasting impact on the field of economics

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Hedonic Treadmill: The human tendency to quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness (or sadness) despite major positive or negative events or life changes

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

"It’s better to have an IQ of 160 and think it’s 150 than an IQ of 160 and think it’s 200" — Charlie Munger

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Lewis | Idea Illustrator @mntlmodels.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

"Be the designer of your world and not merely the consumer of it." — James Clear

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Gurwinder @gurwinder.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

25 USEFUL CONCEPTS TO HELP YOU GET THROUGH 2025 Thread:

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