on life
My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.
– Michael J. Fox
On taking action…It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
James Clear • Masters of Habit: Rituals, Lessons, and Quotes from Marcus Aurelius
- I know that freedom is earned by confronting things that embarrass and trigger you, over and over again, until you are cringe-proof in your desired environment.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
- I know that environmental influence is the most effective form of behavioral control. Accordingly, if you want radical change, radically change your environment. Being in the wrong city will cancel out years of self-improvement.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
Think of life as an opportunity to create and give.
“The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that’s all there is.”
Bill Perkins • Bill Perkins - Die With Zero_ Getting All You Can From Your Money and Your Life-HMH Books
Generous people view their possessions as temporary; they are joining in a bigger story. Generous people are always looking toward the needs of others by using what they have been given. Things don’t matter; people do. They open their house to others. They open their pool for parties. They let people borrow their cars. They freely give, with no
... See moreJeff Shinabarger • More or Less: Choosing a Lifestyle of Excessive Generosity
“The secret of life is to waste time in ways that you like.“
