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<aside> 🚢 This is the Biggest Lessons Learned section of The Dickie’s Digest Best Of 2023 Curation.

I originally wanted to create a list of my personal favorite things of 2023—books, podcasts, purchases, habits, lessons, places I visited, etc.

But I thought it would be more fun (and valuable) instead to curate the best recommendations of a wide variety of people, rather than just me.

So below you’ll find links to 50 small lessons learned after polling roughly 375,000 people on X.

If you enjoyed these, check out some of the links to the right to share them with a friend or with your audience. And if you have recommendations that I should add, DM me on Twitter and I’ll add it to the list!

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Biggest Lessons Learned in 2023

Lesson Learned Tweet with explanation
I receive more when I'm simply grateful first. https://x.com/AlinDragu/status/1735474941556904167?s=20
Making the most of my present because it determines my future. https://x.com/Fore_Alpha/status/1735476890796982510?s=20
That losing one’s purpose in life is okay https://x.com/romanlbinder/status/1735478585874624551?s=20
You learn 100x more by actually doing the thing. https://x.com/ericsrod/status/1735490473370726843?s=20
Honesty above everything else. https://x.com/SephFontane/status/1735473648578789437?s=20
Speak up https://x.com/hawker_alex/status/1735473733286887771?s=20
Think less. Do more. https://x.com/Tim_gordo/status/1735475555078906263?s=20
Take action or you will stay a talker forever. https://x.com/taiphammm/status/1735483372972220901?s=20
The power of getting started https://x.com/GeorgeSimbe/status/1735485430991388723?s=20
Start small https://x.com/janegrismer/status/1735474248880369907?s=20
Don't focus too much on making money tomorrow https://x.com/ChristophWalks/status/1735492156230349191?s=20
If I try to do everything, I’ll end up doing nothing. https://x.com/AaronAmeen/status/1735526670243668434?s=20
Stop overthinking and just follow the directions. https://x.com/denys_allen/status/1735480075691098352?s=20
Navigate life with a playful curiosity and a savage work ethic. https://x.com/TheCommittedMan/status/1735482915385958726?s=20
Taking care of yourself is key https://x.com/vensykrishna/status/1735528739864519073?s=20
That when chaos, like real disorder, pays a visit, the next question you ask heavily impacts what you do next. https://x.com/ftmiddleway/status/1735473922643235321?s=20
Don't trust the Algorithm! https://x.com/RobertStover/status/1735758114425839652?s=20
The key to progress is not adding new things to your day, but REMOVING distractions. https://x.com/theharrybeadle/status/1735652147809624349?s=20
Keep pushing, even when the deck is stacked against you. https://x.com/BryanJCollins/status/1735617505110974486?s=20
Best things happen when I show up as MYSELF. https://x.com/alphaprep/status/1735481805728366842?s=20
To make excuses is to give up agency. https://x.com/Zaccland/status/1735477151645008004?s=20
The only thing stopping you from moving forward is either fear of the unknown or closed-mindedness https://x.com/jackmoses0/status/1735485997209567454?s=20
The value of writing online. https://x.com/AIWellnessCoach/status/1735685881338479098?s=20
People do not behave rationally so don’t expect them to. https://x.com/trynotsuck/status/1735478111318221011?s=20
It’s the team you build that can make or break you. https://x.com/TheMajor_eth/status/1735479383832346781?s=20
"This too, shall pass." https://x.com/DavidMNeuman/status/1735654168419774928?s=20
Go all-in on yourself, all the external benefits will follow https://x.com/himattdavis/status/1735472997883126171?s=20
Consistency wins. https://x.com/jasonstrimpel/status/1735499276032135571?s=20
f you don’t have continuity then you don’t have a business, you have a campaign https://x.com/tony_bianco/status/1735473908609118573?s=20
There is a lesson to be learned in everything. https://x.com/Jonasackerman00/status/1735543692998426842?s=20
Action breeds confidence. https://x.com/timjsamson/status/1735489296583532968?s=20
Building an audience is crucial to be successful online https://x.com/ASticea/status/1735689163205222572?s=20
Everything can be taken. https://x.com/chrisparrishphd/status/1735843740768419944?s=20
Patience. https://x.com/ThatMoneyBloke/status/1735473442244456649?s=20
Asking for help isn't giving up. It's refusing to give up. https://x.com/ohhiayden/status/1735597994852917558?s=20
Be careful who you let in your inner circle. https://x.com/JamesSweetland/status/1735480115214369215?s=20
The importance of investing in things that compound. https://x.com/scottcarlinpt/status/1735666295155167263?s=20
Just do it. https://x.com/0xshilsi/status/1735621443092971939?s=20
Find what feels like play and everything else will work itself out. https://x.com/_alextheodore/status/1735497396514443347?s=20
That I need to promote my stuff if I want to sell. https://x.com/Ldnbox/status/1735751487785935344?s=20
If I don’t follow Dickie then I’m losing in copywriting https://x.com/DavidKalashnik/status/1735472826679779726?s=20
How to be more open when having important conversations by assuming less https://x.com/matthewwagoner/status/1735475245916537188?s=20
Sunk cost fallacy should not apply to your life decisions. https://x.com/kohkim/status/1735489238219755984?s=20
Less is more. https://x.com/Rick__Carlson/status/1735484648091013590?s=20
I can do way more than I thought I could https://x.com/strictly/status/1735576502098649332?s=20
Being a professional is simple. Simple is hard. https://x.com/simmons_m/status/1735494071878332442?s=20
The weights…they don’t lift themselves! https://x.com/MacTheIllest/status/1735474254752223272?s=20
Never ever rely on a single source of income. Ever! https://x.com/JustinRFrench/status/1735521901420880255?s=20
We can't escape the impending AI revolution as software developers, so it's better to learn it sooner rather than later. https://x.com/rajatsx/status/1735885471488836087?s=20
Be obsessed about living a better life and put in the required work to transform your life. https://x.com/Vchaporkar_/status/1735599883317342662?s=20