Beautiful Sentiments

“Montaigne, the great French philosopher, adopted these seventeen words as the motto of his life: ‘A man is not hurt so much by what happens, as by his opinion of what happens.’ And our opinion of what happens is entirely up to us.”

6-Bullet Saturday — The Body Lever, Escaping Alzheimer’s, Mental Health Resources, Best Family Trips, and More

"Let us ask the gods not for possessions, but for things to do; happiness is in making things rather than in consuming them. In Utopia, said Thoreau, each would build his own home; and then song would come back to the heart of man, as it comes to the bird when it builds its nest. If we cannot build our homes, we can at least walk and throw and run;... See more

3-2-1: On discovering what you love, the importance of apologies, and how to find happiness

"When I am dead do not name me in relation to capital I will be wageless & worthless & perfect." –Brendan Joyce

Author and screenwriter Ray Bradbury on the difference between critics and creators:

"Those who don't build must burn."

Source: Fahrenheit 451

3-2-1: On peace of mind, the power of focus, and how to learn faster

“The really important kind of freedom involves attention and awareness and discipline, and being able truly to care about other people and to sacrifice for them over and over in myriad petty, unsexy ways every day.”

— David Foster Wallace, This is Water

5-Bullet Friday — Tips from Sam Altman’s Coach, Eye Rejuvenation, Cellular Data Tricks, Tasty Coffee Dust, and More

To write a good memoir you must become the editor of your own life, imposing on an untidy sprawl of half-remembered events a narrative shape and an organizing idea. Memoir is the art of inventing the truth.

William Zinsser • On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: An Informal Guide to Writing Nonfiction

Maybe introduce this idea of the mini-memoir

Intelligence is a form of friendship with the world. It can’t be cultivated out of fear of it.

~ Cordelia • Tweet