The entrepreneur Mark Cuban is frequently approached by people who are stuck. “They're stuck in a job they don't like. They're stuck working for a boss they don't like. They're stuck on a team they don't like,” he explained. “I just tell them, 'Be great.'” “The reality of life is that you can't just always quit your job. You can't just always go to... See more
You don’t get to choose your epiphanies, aha moments, insights, realizations, revelations.
You don’t choose when, where, how, or why they happen.
Let that sink in…
“Specificially, pursuit of novelty creates “luck”, and curiosity is the emotional manifestation of novelty. If we’re more open to what attracts our attention, we’ll get a lot luckier.”
Spend less time focusing on "discipline," and more time in things that genuinely pull you forward...
The person who requires internal force, will always get lapped by someone with genuine drive toward that thing.
Obsession beats discipline all day long.