updated 1y ago
3-2-1: On saying no, the importance of focus, and reading books
- “When you say no, you are only saying no to one option.
When you say yes, you are saying no to every other option.
No is a decision.
Yes is a responsibility.
Be careful what (and who) you say yes to. It will shape your day, your career, your family, your life.”from 3-2-1: On saying no, the importance of focus, and reading books by James Clear
Isaac Feldman added 1y ago
- A quote from Japanese author and Buddhist monk Yoshida Kenko way back in 1330(!) on the value of reading books:
“It is a most wonderful comfort to sit alone beneath a lamp, book spread before you, and commune with someone from the past whom you have never met.”from 3-2-1: On saying no, the importance of focus, and reading books by James Clear
Isaac Feldman added 1y ago
- “A good choice may go unrewarded for a long time.
The best choices tend to provide exponential returns and a hallmark of any compounding process is that the greatest rewards are delayed. Things don't really take off until years later.
Keep working. Be patient.”from 3-2-1: On saying no, the importance of focus, and reading books by James Clear
Isaac Feldman added 1y ago
- “Habits that have a high rate of return in life:
– sleeping 8+ hours each day
– lifting weights 3x week
– going for a walk each day
– saving at least 10 percent of your income
– reading every day
– drinking more water and less of everything else
– leaving your phone in another room while you work”from 3-2-1: On saying no, the importance of focus, and reading books by James Clear
Isaac Feldman added 1y ago