Motivational

Pressure feels like a threat, but it’s not.

You feel pressure when your decisions matter, and people depend on you. It can feel uncomfortable at times, but it’s also a privilege. When no one relies on you — when no one expects something from you — you’re irrelevant.

Pressure is a privilege.

“Challenge yourself when life is easy, so you'll be ready when life is hard.”

So if your career offers you the choice of being a starving saint or a wealthy sinner, consider being a middle-class mensch instead. You may not be helping the absolute neediest people, and you may not be able to afford a yacht, but there are lots of folks out there who would really like some help getting their visas renewed, and they’d be very... See more

Effort is a choice. If it’s important to you, there is no excuse for someone putting in more effort than you.

“Earlier this week I ​read a line​ that stood out to me, “Your goal in life should be to reduce the amount of time it takes you to get out of a bad state.”

The ability to bounce back quickly is a key skill in life.

My wife once told me, “When you're five, you can be mad for a day. When you're ten, you can be mad for an hour. By the time you're... See more

“Whatever you're doing, do it well. If you're writing a thank you note, take an extra minute to mention something beyond the typical thank you. If you're exercising, do each set as well as you can. If you're in conversation, really listen and don't just wait for your turn to talk.

Having high standards adds up. You can nearly always find an extra... See more

Mandatory work earns you a living. Voluntary work earns you a future.

The work you do during regular hours earns you a paycheck, but it’s what you do (or don’t do) outside of those hours that earns you opportunity.

I’ve seen many people fight this insight, and almost none of them win.

When you fall in love with the process rather than the outcome, you don’t have to wait to be happy.