Your cool uncle
Uncle
Shaan
School taught you a lot.
He teaches you the rest.
“Real talk on life, money, and figuring out what you actually want.”
On your 20s
“You're in the Ramen Era. Maximum flexibility, nothing to lose. Warren Buffett would give every dollar he has to trade places with the average 22-year-old.”
If you're 20-27, you're in the Ramen Era. It's a golden period of time where you don't mind sleeping on the couch, you can live off ramen and free refills, you don't have anyone to take care of but yourself. Sure, you're broke and have no skills... but you have maximum flexibility and nothing to lose. Warren Buffett would give every dollar he has, just to trade places with the average 22 year old dipshit who spent the last year doing beer runs for Sigma Chi. That's how powerful youth is.
On finding your thing
“What does it seem like everyone else is mysteriously bad at? That's your thing.”
finding your thing · May 2, 2025On playing the long game
“The people that make it through the decade of suck are the ones who enjoy the game. They don't play to win, they play to play.”
— the 3-step plan to figuring out what you want
On work
“Find the product that's just you pushed out. Get paid a King's ransom for something you'd do for free.”
stop working so hard · February 15, 2025“Life is going 'good'. Good job. Good apartment. But 'good' isn't great.”
Sound familiar?
Where are you
right now?
Tell Uncle Shaan what's going on.
He'll point you to exactly what you need.
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