Life Lessons
The hardest truth about happiness is that it's a choice.
— Farnham Street
We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.
— Charles Kingsley
Mistakes are the portals of discovery.
— James Joyce
Telling yourself you'll do it tomorrow is how dreams die.
— Shane Parrish - Farnham Street
Live your life each day as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit keeps the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point. Climb slowly, steadily, enjoying each passing moment; and the view from the summit will serve as a fitting climax for the journey.
— Harold V. Melchert
The Promises You Make to Yourself
In today's piece, I'd like to explore one idea I love from that treasure trove: John Wooden's 9 Promises for a Life Well-Lived.
He believed that the promises you make to yourself must represent ironclad contracts—things that you will follow through on, deliver on, and live out on a daily basis.
These 9 promises create
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What is your time really worth?
It is a day-to-day trade-off. We are constantly confronted with opportunities to save time by paying more money, and vice versa. Should you send out your laundry? Take the faster, more expensive flight or train? Do additional freelancing or consulting work? Now, more than
... See moreIf you want new ideas, read old books.
—Farnham Street
Most complexity is unnecessary, but we manage it instead of removing it because deletion requires courage that addition doesn't.
— Shane Parrish