Ninya

Ora et Labora |
Juris Doctor in the making 👩‍⚖️
LPT👍🏿
CSE🙏🏿
MPA 🙏🏿

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Kobe Bryant once said:

“Everyone wants to be a beast. Everyone wants to be the best. But very few people are willing to do what it actually takes. Because what it takes is boring. It is waking up at 4:00 AM. It is shooting the same shot a thousand times. It is watching the film when you are tired. People fall in love with the result, but they hate the process. You have to fall in love with the boredom. You have to fall in love with the repetition.

If you can find joy in the mundane work that no one else sees, the lights will eventually shine on you.”

[CooperBaggs 💰🍞 @edgaralandough]

My favorite line from Atomic Habits has been living in my head rent-free:

“It doesn’t make sense to continue wanting something if you’re not willing to do what it takes to get it. If you don’t want to live the lifestyle, then release yourself from the desire. To crave the result but not the process is to guarantee disappointment.”

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Show up every day:

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

There’s a Japanese saying that I love:

“If you feel like you’re losing everything, remember, trees lose their leaves every year, yet they still stand tall and wait for better days to come.”

[Sheila of the Most High @sheilatebra]

I’m in love with this quote:

“One day, you will thank God for the door that didn’t open, the person who left, and the plan that changed.”

Some rejections are hidden mercy 🥹

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“One of the most underrated skills you can learn is the ability to ignore your mood and stick with the plan.”

[Sheila of the Most High @sheilatebra]

I finally understand what Machiavelli meant when he said, “Never play fair in a game where others cheat.” It doesn’t mean become evil. It means stop being naive. Stop bringing honesty to people who study manipulation, stop giving access to people who weaponize closeness, and stop expecting clean hands from people who already showed you they’ll throw dirt. Sometimes wisdom is not revenge. Sometimes wisdom is learning the rules of the room before the room uses your goodness against you.

[LLONER 🦅🪐 @eyojoel77]

High intelligence often comes with heightened pattern recognition. You start noticing social masks, forced conversations, performative friendships, hidden motives, emotional immaturity, and energy that feels draining instead of nourishing. Many highly intelligent people also have more active nervous systems, deeper inner worlds, and lower tolerance for superficial stimulation, so solitude can feel safer than constantly shrinking themselves to fit environments that don't feel aligned.

[R🍒 @dfwreina]

People thinking you’ve had it easy is silent proof of how well you carry yourself.

[blue @bluewmist]

Avoid the cheap dopamine hit of announcing everything to people. Life is easier when no one knows about you.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Everyone needs to hear this…

[𝐎.𝐆™ 🤎 @gbolahann0_]

Some people have no interest in being noticed or seen. They just want a blessed and low key life.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“The degree to which a person can grow is directly proportional to the amount of truth he can accept about himself without running away.”

[Rajjath @Rajjath24]

James Clear on having high standards

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

For anyone starting their reading journey, keep this quote by Paulo Coelho in mind:

“If you only walk on sunny days, you'll never reach your destination.”

Success comes from showing up consistently, even when it's hard. Read every day, build the habit.

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

Pick a goal big enough it’s worth suffering for rest of the year.