Newel of Knowledge

Quotes, mental models and reflections. 🧠📚

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

call it cliche, but i honestly think you could summarise all self-development and mental health advice into that one sentence.

another cool way of saying it:
- the only way to prepare for the future is to wholeheartedly focus on the present.

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

Anything external which you don’t control can never provide lasting security. Another person, a job, praise, money. Focusing on externals will only promote fluctuation in mood (excitement to despair). Choose inner stillness.

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

Nothing makes you more dangerous than figuring out exactly what you want.

[Ryan Holiday @RyanHoliday]

https://t.co/bS5BKR0vyQ

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

Things only matter in so far as you can accept them.

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

The joyful day:

Wind up.
Be helpful.
Wind down.

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

Don't scratch at old wounds unless you’re ready to see them bleed.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

The failure to choose is itself a form of choice—and often the worst one.

[Navalism @NavalismHQ]

"I and I alone am responsible for everything I think and feel."

@naval

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

The key to happiness is self-forgetfulness.

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

I've noticed it's so easy to convince myself "everything is shit, always has been, always will be" when I feel the slightest bit down.

But the other day I realised how unfair on my life this was - taking one moment and violently splashing it onto every other moment in my life.

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

Don’t stop trying because it didn’t work.

It never works the first time.

[James Clear @JamesClear]

A simple rule for life that rarely fails:

Optimize for enthusiasm. Make as many choices as you can that leave you feeling energetic and interested. Pay attention to when you have the urge to pursue or participate in something and do more of it.

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

Allow yourself to be disappointed by life. Because being disappointed means you’re engaging with reality. The opposite is never getting into the arena, and never actualising anything. Life passes you by in a flash. Better to be disappointed than to always be left wondering.

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

“To learn how to stand up for yourself you first have to figure out who’s worth getting out of your chair for.” ⁃ Jefferson Fisher

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

You don't need to agree with someone to understand them.

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

The easiest way to not despair at the finitude of life is to fill your free time with hobbies you do not for a reward, but for the joy of them themselves.

[Mark Manson @Markmanson]

Growth doesn’t threaten real friendships, only the fake ones.

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

You will never be tempted beyond what you cannot bear.

[Newel of Knowledge @NewelOfKnow]

In a society of apathy, those who speak with the most conviction win.