michaelshoe
@themichaelshoe.bsky.social
Discipline isn’t always the answer.
When the mind runs out of fuel, the work is to restore, not to push.
When the mind runs out of fuel, the work is to restore, not to push.
October 14, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Discipline isn’t always the answer.
When the mind runs out of fuel, the work is to restore, not to push.
When the mind runs out of fuel, the work is to restore, not to push.
Don’t pick a path that just feels adjacent to your goal.
You want to play in the NFL?
Selling burgers at the stadium doesn’t count.
Be where the real action is.
You want to play in the NFL?
Selling burgers at the stadium doesn’t count.
Be where the real action is.
July 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Don’t pick a path that just feels adjacent to your goal.
You want to play in the NFL?
Selling burgers at the stadium doesn’t count.
Be where the real action is.
You want to play in the NFL?
Selling burgers at the stadium doesn’t count.
Be where the real action is.
Insight comes from skin in the game.
You don’t truly understand a space until you’ve lived in it.
Reports inform you.
Reality transforms you.
You don’t truly understand a space until you’ve lived in it.
Reports inform you.
Reality transforms you.
July 2, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Insight comes from skin in the game.
You don’t truly understand a space until you’ve lived in it.
Reports inform you.
Reality transforms you.
You don’t truly understand a space until you’ve lived in it.
Reports inform you.
Reality transforms you.
Judgment > Intelligence.
AI can analyze faster than you ever will.
But it still can’t make a call under pressure.
That’s your edge—use it.
AI can analyze faster than you ever will.
But it still can’t make a call under pressure.
That’s your edge—use it.
July 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Judgment > Intelligence.
AI can analyze faster than you ever will.
But it still can’t make a call under pressure.
That’s your edge—use it.
AI can analyze faster than you ever will.
But it still can’t make a call under pressure.
That’s your edge—use it.
Most corporate effort is theater.
Polished decks. Pointless meetings.
People get praised for performance, not results.
Don’t play the game—opt out.
Polished decks. Pointless meetings.
People get praised for performance, not results.
Don’t play the game—opt out.
June 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Most corporate effort is theater.
Polished decks. Pointless meetings.
People get praised for performance, not results.
Don’t play the game—opt out.
Polished decks. Pointless meetings.
People get praised for performance, not results.
Don’t play the game—opt out.
Sometimes the most reliable person you’ll ever meet is the one you become.
June 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Sometimes the most reliable person you’ll ever meet is the one you become.
Seek harmony with yourself, not your environment.
Fit in too well, and you lose your shape.
Stand firm. Be your own compass.
Peace comes from within.
Fit in too well, and you lose your shape.
Stand firm. Be your own compass.
Peace comes from within.
June 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Seek harmony with yourself, not your environment.
Fit in too well, and you lose your shape.
Stand firm. Be your own compass.
Peace comes from within.
Fit in too well, and you lose your shape.
Stand firm. Be your own compass.
Peace comes from within.
Fitness is really about identity.
The physical transformation is secondary to becoming someone who keeps promises to themselves, no matter the mood.
The physical transformation is secondary to becoming someone who keeps promises to themselves, no matter the mood.
June 30, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Fitness is really about identity.
The physical transformation is secondary to becoming someone who keeps promises to themselves, no matter the mood.
The physical transformation is secondary to becoming someone who keeps promises to themselves, no matter the mood.
Stop thinking top-down. Start building bottom-up.
Consulting makes you feel smart.
Doing makes you actually smart.
Only practitioners spot real problems.
Consulting makes you feel smart.
Doing makes you actually smart.
Only practitioners spot real problems.
June 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Stop thinking top-down. Start building bottom-up.
Consulting makes you feel smart.
Doing makes you actually smart.
Only practitioners spot real problems.
Consulting makes you feel smart.
Doing makes you actually smart.
Only practitioners spot real problems.
Take a stance. Own it.
Don't flip-flop.
Don't outsource your thinking.
A strong opinion is a sign of clarity, not arrogance.
Don't flip-flop.
Don't outsource your thinking.
A strong opinion is a sign of clarity, not arrogance.
June 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Take a stance. Own it.
Don't flip-flop.
Don't outsource your thinking.
A strong opinion is a sign of clarity, not arrogance.
Don't flip-flop.
Don't outsource your thinking.
A strong opinion is a sign of clarity, not arrogance.
Create a response-independent habit.
Whether it’s crickets or applause, your job is to keep showing up.
Momentum doesn’t need validation; it needs consistency.
Whether it’s crickets or applause, your job is to keep showing up.
Momentum doesn’t need validation; it needs consistency.
June 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Create a response-independent habit.
Whether it’s crickets or applause, your job is to keep showing up.
Momentum doesn’t need validation; it needs consistency.
Whether it’s crickets or applause, your job is to keep showing up.
Momentum doesn’t need validation; it needs consistency.
Don't be mad at your past self for making a bad decision.
She/he was just as lost in that situation as you are now.
She/he was just as lost in that situation as you are now.
June 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Don't be mad at your past self for making a bad decision.
She/he was just as lost in that situation as you are now.
She/he was just as lost in that situation as you are now.
In my 20s, FOMO drove most my decisions.
As a high achiever with "great potential," I feared committing to 1 path, worried about missing out on others.
However, true potential requires focus and commitment.
The sooner you realize this, the sooner you unlock your potential.
As a high achiever with "great potential," I feared committing to 1 path, worried about missing out on others.
However, true potential requires focus and commitment.
The sooner you realize this, the sooner you unlock your potential.
June 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
In my 20s, FOMO drove most my decisions.
As a high achiever with "great potential," I feared committing to 1 path, worried about missing out on others.
However, true potential requires focus and commitment.
The sooner you realize this, the sooner you unlock your potential.
As a high achiever with "great potential," I feared committing to 1 path, worried about missing out on others.
However, true potential requires focus and commitment.
The sooner you realize this, the sooner you unlock your potential.
Most breakthroughs are born in the same storm that breaks others.
The difference is how long you stand.
The difference is how long you stand.
June 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Most breakthroughs are born in the same storm that breaks others.
The difference is how long you stand.
The difference is how long you stand.
Process is destination;
And destination is just process.
And destination is just process.
June 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Process is destination;
And destination is just process.
And destination is just process.
What's the best path for non-programmers eager to create?
1. Dive into tools like V0, Replit, or Cursor.
2. Master a simple coding language, then unleash AI.
3. Go with the classic choice: WordPress.
1. Dive into tools like V0, Replit, or Cursor.
2. Master a simple coding language, then unleash AI.
3. Go with the classic choice: WordPress.
May 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
What's the best path for non-programmers eager to create?
1. Dive into tools like V0, Replit, or Cursor.
2. Master a simple coding language, then unleash AI.
3. Go with the classic choice: WordPress.
1. Dive into tools like V0, Replit, or Cursor.
2. Master a simple coding language, then unleash AI.
3. Go with the classic choice: WordPress.
For anyone who works out in the gym, you know the last 1 or 2 reps in any set are the worst.
But those last reps make up the bulk of your muscle growth. If you are not struggling, you won't grow.
Same thing with your work or business. So embrace the struggles!
But those last reps make up the bulk of your muscle growth. If you are not struggling, you won't grow.
Same thing with your work or business. So embrace the struggles!
May 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
For anyone who works out in the gym, you know the last 1 or 2 reps in any set are the worst.
But those last reps make up the bulk of your muscle growth. If you are not struggling, you won't grow.
Same thing with your work or business. So embrace the struggles!
But those last reps make up the bulk of your muscle growth. If you are not struggling, you won't grow.
Same thing with your work or business. So embrace the struggles!
I'm testing out a new way of keeping myself accountable with a 20-hour timer at the beginning of each week, and whenever I build/learning/writing/create, I let the timer run.
This is the ONLY time that matters. Not my 9-5, and it's so easy to lose track. See how it works!
This is the ONLY time that matters. Not my 9-5, and it's so easy to lose track. See how it works!
May 25, 2025 at 1:01 AM
I'm testing out a new way of keeping myself accountable with a 20-hour timer at the beginning of each week, and whenever I build/learning/writing/create, I let the timer run.
This is the ONLY time that matters. Not my 9-5, and it's so easy to lose track. See how it works!
This is the ONLY time that matters. Not my 9-5, and it's so easy to lose track. See how it works!
You don't need to be the best.
If you are a lifeguard and you have someone drowning in front, you could be the worst lifeguard on duty that day, but you will 100% provide value to the person drowning.
The customer doesn't care if you are the best; he only cares if you can help.
If you are a lifeguard and you have someone drowning in front, you could be the worst lifeguard on duty that day, but you will 100% provide value to the person drowning.
The customer doesn't care if you are the best; he only cares if you can help.
May 20, 2025 at 2:03 AM
You don't need to be the best.
If you are a lifeguard and you have someone drowning in front, you could be the worst lifeguard on duty that day, but you will 100% provide value to the person drowning.
The customer doesn't care if you are the best; he only cares if you can help.
If you are a lifeguard and you have someone drowning in front, you could be the worst lifeguard on duty that day, but you will 100% provide value to the person drowning.
The customer doesn't care if you are the best; he only cares if you can help.
The best, most valuable knowledge is often FREE.
May 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The best, most valuable knowledge is often FREE.
The most powerful mindset shift you can make in your 20s:
Start operating from abundance, not scarcity.
Here’s why it changes everything 🧵
Start operating from abundance, not scarcity.
Here’s why it changes everything 🧵
May 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
The most powerful mindset shift you can make in your 20s:
Start operating from abundance, not scarcity.
Here’s why it changes everything 🧵
Start operating from abundance, not scarcity.
Here’s why it changes everything 🧵
Longevity > velocity.
The goal isn’t to win fast; it’s to never stop playing.
The goal isn’t to win fast; it’s to never stop playing.
May 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Longevity > velocity.
The goal isn’t to win fast; it’s to never stop playing.
The goal isn’t to win fast; it’s to never stop playing.
Happiness is in the FLOW.
Flow happens when you're deeply absorbed in your craft, losing track of time and surroundings.
You're so focused on coding, building, or writing that pausing brings joy, fulfillment, and happiness.
It's a superior happiness. Pursue flow, and you'll find what you desire.
Flow happens when you're deeply absorbed in your craft, losing track of time and surroundings.
You're so focused on coding, building, or writing that pausing brings joy, fulfillment, and happiness.
It's a superior happiness. Pursue flow, and you'll find what you desire.
May 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Happiness is in the FLOW.
Flow happens when you're deeply absorbed in your craft, losing track of time and surroundings.
You're so focused on coding, building, or writing that pausing brings joy, fulfillment, and happiness.
It's a superior happiness. Pursue flow, and you'll find what you desire.
Flow happens when you're deeply absorbed in your craft, losing track of time and surroundings.
You're so focused on coding, building, or writing that pausing brings joy, fulfillment, and happiness.
It's a superior happiness. Pursue flow, and you'll find what you desire.
If you grind all the time, sooner or later you will hit a wall.
The wall of feeling burned out.
Instead, do some things you want to do, not just things you have to do.
Read some books you want to read, instead of just books you need to read.
Nurture your soul.
The wall of feeling burned out.
Instead, do some things you want to do, not just things you have to do.
Read some books you want to read, instead of just books you need to read.
Nurture your soul.
April 16, 2025 at 2:59 AM
If you grind all the time, sooner or later you will hit a wall.
The wall of feeling burned out.
Instead, do some things you want to do, not just things you have to do.
Read some books you want to read, instead of just books you need to read.
Nurture your soul.
The wall of feeling burned out.
Instead, do some things you want to do, not just things you have to do.
Read some books you want to read, instead of just books you need to read.
Nurture your soul.
Growth isn’t just about adding, it’s about subtracting too.
What you tolerate is what you become.
What you tolerate is what you become.
April 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Growth isn’t just about adding, it’s about subtracting too.
What you tolerate is what you become.
What you tolerate is what you become.