Reminders for myself
Napoleon on details being the key to succcess:
“The pursuit of detail is the religion of success.”
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Jack Dorsey on identifying the right details:
“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”
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Estée Lauder on how details matter:
“I have an uncompromising sense of detail which permeates everything I do. The meals I serve, the... See more
“The pursuit of detail is the religion of success.”
**
Jack Dorsey on identifying the right details:
“Make every detail perfect and limit the number of details to perfect.”
***
Estée Lauder on how details matter:
“I have an uncompromising sense of detail which permeates everything I do. The meals I serve, the... See more
From Shane Parrish
I’m not ignoring your message – I’m overwhelmed by the tyranny of being reachable | Miski Omar
Miski Omartheguardian.com
Musician Nick Cave on cynicism and hopefulness:
"Cynicism is not a neutral position — and although it asks almost nothing of us, it is highly infectious and unbelievably destructive. In my view, it is the most common and easy of evils. I know this because much of my early life was spent holding the world and the people in it in contempt. It was a po... See more
"Cynicism is not a neutral position — and although it asks almost nothing of us, it is highly infectious and unbelievably destructive. In my view, it is the most common and easy of evils. I know this because much of my early life was spent holding the world and the people in it in contempt. It was a po... See more
The shortest path is the one you don't abandon.
"One way to stand out is to look for pockets of low competition.
Wake up early—less traffic, fewer people.
Go deeper or narrower in your field—less noise, more space.
People are drawn to where it is crowded. Look for the quiet spaces inside your areas of interest. Excellence often hides at the edges."
Wake up early—less traffic, fewer people.
Go deeper or narrower in your field—less noise, more space.
People are drawn to where it is crowded. Look for the quiet spaces inside your areas of interest. Excellence often hides at the edges."
“You come to understand that most people are neither for you nor against you, they are thinking about themselves. You learn that no matter how hard you try to please, some people in this world are not going to love you, a lesson that is at first troubling and then really quite relaxing.”