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“I am a series of small victories and large defeats and I am as amazed as any other that I have gotten from there to here.”
-Charles Bukowski
What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing the rare, and ever rarer, thing that might be worth saying." (Byung-Chal Han, Vita Contemplativa)
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To communicate with someone, we must connect with them. When we absorb what someone is saying, and they comprehend what we say, it’s because
... See moreRon Stevens • Text
In the end, just three things matter: How well we have lived. How well we have loved. How well we have learned to let go.
-Jack Kornfield
I have curated the most important and deep parts of this book into the following quotes:- You don’t know yourself unless you have to make your own choices.- We don’t understand things when we have an edge. Only when we have the perspective of coming from behind.- If we win during bear markets you’ll be fine on bull markets.- Dispersion of outcomes ... See more
Tatiana Figueiredo • Antifragile - Nassim Taleb
Listening is a neglected social skill. But I know that an even more neglected social skill is candor.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
Don’t try to find your passion. Instead master some skill, interest, or knowledge that others find valuable. It almost doesn’t matter what it is at the start. You don’t have to love it, you just have to be the best at it. Once you master it, you’ll be rewarded with new opportunities that will allow you to move away from tasks you dislike and toward
... See moreTimothy Ferriss • Tribe Of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
“I don’t think we talk enough about the in betweens. The part when you know you want to change something but don’t yet know how, don’t yet feel strong enough, don’t yet know what your first step is. So to the people in the in betweens, don’t be disheartened, don’t give up. You’ve done the hard part. Now just take it one small step at a time.
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