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I’d like to think that I’m the Jason Bourne of social science writing, but I’m probably a lot closer to its court jester.

Eric Barker • Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong

3-2-1: On Impressing Others, the Power of the Mind, and the Hidden Costs of Success

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The “Things I Like To Do” Hierarchy

When Duckworth explained her “goal hierarchy” to the economist Steven Levitt, he replied, “I don’t have goals exactly. I have things that I like to do.” At the top of his “things I like to do” hierarchy is that “I love to play with ideas. I love it when there’s a difficult problem and it seems like it can’t b

One thing I had to get used to was not going all-out in my training. On most days, I was clearly doing less than I could have. I would do my scheduled sets or miles and call it a day, even though I could have done more. I wasn’t “leaving it all out there” or “giving every ounce” very often.

David Cain • Two Ways To Get Better At Something

The Angel Philosopher - Naval Ravikant

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I encourage people to forget about what they want to have or possess—it’s a waste of time.

Stan Beecham • Elite Minds: Creating the Competitive Advantage

Be nice, but don’t be a palooka. Even though I’d achieved a degree of freedom from the ego, I still had to operate in a tough professional context. Sometimes you need to compete aggressively, plead your own case, or even have a sharp word with someone.

Dan Harris • 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works - A True Story

In the circumstances, it makes no sense to aim for sanity; we should fix instead on the goal of achieving a wise, knowledgeable and self-possessed relationship with our manifold insanities, or what can be termed ‘sane insanity’. What separates the sane insane from the simply insane is the honest, personable and accurate grasp they have on what is n