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Mar 2025
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3519: Roughly What You Deserve by Tynan ...

Justin Malik
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Episode 3519:

Tynan explores the connection between effort and outcomes, challenging the idea that people automatically "deserve" success, happiness, or wealth. Instead, he argues that results come from consistent action, adaptability, and self-awareness. By shifting focus from entitlement to execution, anyone can build the life they want.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://tynan.com/deserve/

Quotes to ponder:

"You don’t deserve anything. You earn things or you don’t."

"If you focus on what you deserve, you take your attention away from what you must do to get it."

"You can’t expect the world to change to accommodate what you think you should have."

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