Strong Mind

philosopher Lao Tzu wrote, “Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.

As Robert Wood showed in his study, a growth mindset—by relieving people of the illusions or the burdens of fixed ability—leads to a full and open discussion of the information and to enhanced decision making.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your way of thinking.

“Eulogies aren’t résumés,” David Brooks wrote.34 “They describe the person’s care, wisdom, truthfulness and courage. They describe the million little moral judgments that emanate from that inner region.”

So we might as well live life as if—as the poet Rumi put it—everything is rigged in our favor.16

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.