Brian Alonso

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A distraction-free space to share atomic thoughts, as I have them.


If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter.

15:23 • 18 August 2025


Overcommunicate to reduce misunderstandings.

17:47 • 12 August 2025


Praise in public, criticize in private.

11:41 • 8 August 2025


Recently, I revisited the question of "how do I want to spend my life?"

My answer: I simply want to find out.

15:58 • 21 July 2025


Life has two brutal truths.

(1) No matter what you do, you can never please anyone.

(2) At the end of the day you have to live with yourself. You can't neglect yourself.

07:39 • 5 July 2025


If you don't choose what to care about, there are plenty of people waiting to make that decision for you.

14:54 • 29 June 2025


The word "task" gives me such an ick.

"Task" has a reactive connotation. It screams helplessness and a lack of agency.

Take control. Make your own decisions. Be creative. Be proactive.

14:11 • 23 June 2025


It's not bad to feel negative emotions. They cause action leading to change.

16:57 • 20 June 2025


Say something nice to someone.

Years later, you may not remember the nice thing you said, but they certainly will.

And who knows, your comment may just give them the confidence needed to go out and do something special.

07:50 • 19 June 2025


Pessimists get to be right, optimists get to be rich, happy, and right when it actually matters.

10:38 • 16 June 2025


In many cases, the choice is ours to make, but if we don't choose someone else will choose for us.

In a world full of entertainment, we have to choose to be bored.

But this choice is at times beneficial, giving us time to be receptive to our own thoughts.

10:13 • 14 June 2025


I am so knowledge rich and execution poor, yet find myself stuck consuming information and procrastinating execution.

Ironically, this knowledge is somewhat useless without execution.

16:38 • 12 June 2025


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