date Sun Jun 22, 2025 10:16:28 CST

Success and decline

When Zuck was just starting off with Facebook, he looked like a nerd, with 
a haircut that looked like he just got surprised by the rain on his way 
home, he was wearing suits that didn't really fit him, later he was 
wearing the same t-shirt every day.

And then suddenly, he started dressing up like a clown, had curly hair, 
ridiculous glasses, a t-shirt two sizes too big that reads "aut zuck aut 
nihil". 

So what happened? People who have known him for years say he is just 
showing who he really is, or who he has always been. 
But why now? Because he thinks he made it, he thinks that he is invincible 
now, thathe can finally afford being himself, that he can finally start 
enjoying his success.

The paradox is, in order to be successful, you have to refrain from 
enjoying it, you have to be disciplined and strategic. Once you give 
that up, that's the beginning of your decline.