Sum Of All I Read

Some of all I read. Snippets of wisdom that have made me think.

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If you can’t be happy with a coffee, you won’t be happy with a yacht - @naval

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Spend the best hours of your day on the biggest opportunity, not the biggest problem.

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@nntaleb That may be so but doesn’t make California a country

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Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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When I notice myself worrying about “what other people will think” I find I’m usually not worried about any single person’s opinion. If I pick a specific person, I‘m rarely concerned about what they will think. What I fear is the collective opinion in my head. - @JamesClear

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Nothing other people do is because of you. It is because of themselves. All people live in their own dream, in their own mind; they are in a completely different world from the one we live in.— Don Miguel Ruiz

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Like our stomachs, our minds are hurt more often by overeating than by hunger. - Petrarch

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Never forget this: the nature of our attention affects the nature of our experience. - @rorysutherland in Alchemy

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The more you move, the easier it is to keep moving. Maintain the momentum. - @JamesClear

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When feedback is immediate, clear, and concrete, people learn quickly. When feedback is delayed, abstract, and opaque, people rarely learn. - @JamesClear

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If we see someone throwing money away, we call that person crazy. Money has value. Wasting it seems nuts. And yet we see others—and ourselves—throw away something far more valuable every day: Time. — The Shortness of Time

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The human mind does not run on logic any more than a horse runs on petrol. - @rorysutherland in Alchemy

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It's almost always better to learn from peers who are 2 years ahead of you than mentors who are 20 years ahead of you. Life evolves and most insights get outdated. - @JamesClear

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If you’re getting paid to teach, you’re getting paid to learn - @shl

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Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else — you are the one who gets burned. - Buddhaghosa

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What looks like talent is often careful preparation. What looks like skill is often persistent revision. - @JamesClear

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Pessimism is self-fulfilling. Optimism is a choice.

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Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. — H. L. Hunt

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‘Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.’ I have never come across a better definition. Preparation multiplied by opportunity. Learn it off by heart. Let it become a daily mantra. Luck is preparation multiplied by opportunity. - Felix Dennis, How to Get Rich

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The mind shapes the body, and the body shapes the mind. - Amy Cuddy

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Habits are the compound interest of self-improvement.

A small habit—when repeated consistently—grows into something significant. - @JamesClear