Principles
if you stop seeking appreciation & recognition for yourself and instead focus on elevating others, you will wind up getting more praise while needing it less, and it'll be a cleaner high
X. It’s what’s happening
“What If?” is a terrible question to ask about your past, but an amazing question to ask about your future. Ask it often, and don’t be afraid of what you come up with.
Get very good at being corrected without getting offended
If you can’t state that the opposing view on an issue as least as well as the people
supporting it, you’re not entitled to your own view
Vicariously is a terrible way to live
Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy: Goals set retroactively after an activity, like shooting a blank wall and then drawing a bullseye around the holes you left, or picking a benchmark after you’ve invested
Morgan Housel • 100 Little Ideas
Do my expectations match my level of effort? Make sure that they do, and if they don’t, adjust one to match the other
I am more than happy to watch people get rich in a game I don’t want to play
