Life Lessons
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
— Thomas Edison
The person who carefully designs their daily routine goes further than the person who negotiates with themselves every day.
—Farnham Street
“You can’t change your life overnight, but you can change your direction.”
—James Clear
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
Marcus Aurelius • Meditations
In my whole life I’ve never been good at something I wasn’t very interested in. It just doesn’t work. There’s no substitute for strong interest.
— Charlie Munger
Listen up, guys: this is good [drawing a question mark on the board]... and this is bad [drawing an exclamation point].
Good is doubt, when you meet someone who doubts, relax, it means they're a good person, it means they're democratic, tolerant.
But when you meet these ones [pointing at the exclamation point], those who are certain, with unwaverin
The ultimate outcome in any given situation is governed far more by the actions that follow a decision than the decision itself.
—Sahil Bloom
You have two essential tasks in life: to be a good person and to pursue the occupation that you love. Everything else is a waste of energy and a squandering of your potential. How does one do that? OK, that’s a tougher question. But the philosophy we see from the Stoics makes it simple enough: say no to distractions, to destructive emotions, to out
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Night owls may have sharper minds than early risers. If the birds are chirping right now, you’re about to feel a bit offended. In a study of 26,000 people in the UK, those who stayed up late showed “superior cognitive function” across tests of intelligence, reasoning, reaction time, and memory than people who wake up early, according to
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