"I can’t think of many things worth waiting 15 minutes for. But I’ll walk 15 miles for no reason at all."
- Shay Hill
"If you’re over 21 and had anything resembling a decent upbringing, you’ve already heard all the wisdom there is to hear. The rest of your life will be shaped by how much you accept it."
- Shay Hill
"Many people can absorb any insult or disagreement as long as there is a chorus behind them echoing their POV. The same person cannot stand alone against even mild disagreement. To a person raised on social media, having to debate, rather than signal, feels like being abused."
- Shay Hill
"We used to build a stone church for the benefit of a few dozen people. Now we often won’t even write a blog post unless 10-thousand will see it"
- Shay Hill
"There is something essential about getting bored together with friends."
- Shay Hill
"The smarter you are and the harder you work, the greater the chance you’ll be outperformed by someone dumber and lazier."
- Shay Hill
"Every one of us is giving his or her money, time, voice, or at least attention to something. As long as it’s something you value, it doesn’t have to be everything you value. It’s when we give our money, time, voice, and attention to things we don’t value that we become wastrels."
- Shay Hill
"We spend too much time, passion, and mental bandwidth gambling so we don’t have to have real jobs. We’d be much better off if we did the opposite."
- Shay Hill
"People you need to be around often make better company than people you want to be around."
- Shay Hill
"There may be timeless truth, but there is no timeless wisdom"
- Shay Hill
"In the digital age, small world is as exotic as it comes."
- Shay Hill
"Nobody cares if you work harder, but at least you'll sleep better."
- Shay Hill
"'Attention optional' is a favorite flavor."
- Shay Hill
"Everything is easy until you sit down and try to do it yourself."
- Shay Hill
"Nothing demoralizes like uncertainty."
- Shay Hill
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