Personal Development

A sign of emotional intelligence is moving from “You made me feel” to “This is how I reacted.” Our emotions aren’t caused by other people’s actions. They’re shaped by our interpretations. Blaming others gives them power over our feelings. Taking responsibility empowers us.

Commitments become easier when you realize that, after enough wandering, the grass is unlikely to be greener, pursuing novelty has diminishing returns, and continuous optimizing comes at the cost of compounding—and nearly everything great compounds

Every interesting outcome in my life was unpredictable and was the result of good habits, strictly practiced. This is the opposite of “vision” “big, hairy, audacious goals” and “accomplishments.” The best kind of success is continuous, every day, not occasional.