Philosofitting

Start to dream of somewhere
To relax the restless flight

Dr. Jim Loehr

“The hurt from getting beaten only lasts a little while, but the hurt from giving up without a fight never goes away.” – John Taylor Gatto

“Man, sometimes it takes you a long time to sound like yourself.”

―Miles Davis

What is the pain you want to sustain?

–Mark Manson

i.e., Do you want the reward but not the struggle? Want the results but not the process of getting them? What values are worth the effort?

J. Greenleaf Whittier:

For all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: it might have been!

Your success as a leader is how much good people do thanks to your presence. Your legacy as a leader is how much good people keep doing in your absence. –Adam Grant

If you do everything I ask, you get a C.

If you want a better grade, do more.

–Hilary’s Teacher

The greatest power of games is that you can explore this landscape of different agencies. The greatest danger of games is that you can get sucked into this experience of just craving and wanting to be in a clear, crisp and gentle universe where you know exactly what to do and exactly how well it’s measured.

New York Times • A Philosophy of Games That Is Really a Philosophy of Life

The game dialectic is electric!

Learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job.

Tony Robbins • MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom

“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” - Rumi