What Is Desire
Today's quote is from Naval Ravikant, the co-founder of AngelList, a platform that has transformed how startups raise funds and recruit talent.
Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy até conseguires o que queres.until you get what you want.
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O desejo é um contrato que fazes contigo mesmo para seres infeliz até conseguires o que queres.Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.
✨ Today's vocabulary
🌠 Desejo [masc. noun]: Desire 📝 Contrato [masc. noun]: Contract🔧 Fazer: To make🧘 Contigo mesmo: With yourself😔 Infeliz [masc. and femin. adjective]: Unhappy🎯 Conseguir: To get, to obtain
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