Core values
“Competence is how good you are when there is something to gain. Character is how good you are when there is nothing to gain. People will reward you for competence. But people will only love you for your character.”
— Mark Manson
— Mark Manson
There’s wisdom in acknowledging what Socrates understood centuries ago – that true wisdom begins with admitting how little we actually know. “The point isn’t to acquire knowledge to eliminate ignorance. That’s impossible. Instead, it’s to treat knowledge as the joy of discovery.”
Speak as if you know what you’re talking about. Listen as if you don’t.
Act as a way to find out.
Mark Mansonx.com“One reason the best in the world make consistently good decisions is they rarely find themselves forced into a decision by circumstances.”
The entire self-help industry in one sentence: Do what makes mornings exciting and nights peaceful.
Will this make me excited to wake up? Will this let me sleep in peace?
Everything that fails both tests is noise.
Will this make me excited to wake up? Will this let me sleep in peace?
Everything that fails both tests is noise.
Too many people think freedom is the ability to do anything you want, instead of the discipline to not be a slave to your compulsions.
Ayishat Akanbix.com