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One of the great balancing acts in life is to be cautious and daring at the same time. Cautious enough to avoid stupid mistakes, prevent burnout, and maintain a margin of safety. Daring enough to bet on yourself, to do the things you would regret leaving undone, and to be willing to be uncomfortable in the short term so you can learn and grow in th
... See moreAnd there’s another: The kindness of not seeking to maximize short-term personal gain. The kindness of building something for the community, of doing work that matters, of finding a resilient, anti-selfish path forward.
Seth Godin • Three types of kindness
Free citizens must be able to choose how they want to live, and equal citizens must have the same power to shape the law as everyone else. Both types of freedom have inherent value, in addition to their instrumental value in protecting one another.
Daniel Chandler • Free and Equal: A Manifesto for a Just Society
We value creative people and funny people so highly in society because creativity and being funny are two things that cannot be faked. You can fake smart, you can fake rich, you can fake confident, you can fake nice, but you can’t fake creativity and you can't fake funny
- Be quiet, work hard, and stay healthy. It’s not ambition or skill that is going to set you apart but sanity.
21 career advice that matter
We can take control by creating more choice points — moments where we recognize that choice is available to us. This might include choosing whether or not to ask for help, or whether or not to have a difficult conversation. We can further maximize our choices by being intentional about whether our decisions are based on our goals and values. Choice... See more
time is richer than just unfolding seconds. It’s textured, charged with emotional valence and energy that are arguably more indicative metrics to consider besides its objective duration. In its focus on the quantitative measure, it forgets the subjective quality of time – otherwise known as kairos – that is not measured, but experienced in deep exh... See more
Failure is an event, not a person - Zig Ziglar