Inspirational Bites for Daily Living
Short stories, thoughts, wisdom, quotes and inspiration for day to day life.
by simon and · updated 3h ago
Inspirational Bites for Daily Living
- “It's so simple, yet makes such a difference. Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.'”
from Brain Food: Maximum Flexibility
simon added 3d ago
- Entrepreneur Phil Levin on the importance of neighborhoods:
"You are going to spend 1000x more time in your surrounding 5 blocks than you will in any other neighborhood in your city. Thinking about all the things that New York City has—or the next city has—is a lot less important than thinking about the things within the five blocks where you live.
M... See moresimon added 10d ago
A proper apology
consists of conveying the 3 Rs:regret (genuine empathy with the other)
responsibility (not blaming someone else)
and remedy (your willingness to fix it).from Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly
simon added 10d ago
Check your own emotions.
Especially if the person is angry and attacking you. It’s time for you to be the non-angry one. Take a good look at this person’s face. It’s a face of someone who is hurt. Maybe saying things unrelated to the hurt.
Replace all of the shocking, mean, hateful, incorrect, ignorant, offensive, cruel things coming out of this pe
... See morefrom How to Be a Good Listener by Molly Brodak
simon added 10d ago
- One of my (many) contrarian beliefs is that we do not have strong enough preferences. We often blame social media or the speed of information as the reason why we’re easily distracted, but the real reason behind our inability to focus has less to do with the sheer quantity of media and more to do with our laziness when it comes to distinguishing wh... See more
Robin Good added 12d ago
- “If only we wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, which is difficult, since we think them happier than they are.”
―
Charles de Montesquieufrom A quote by Montesquieu
simon added 16d ago
- There are three things you cannot buy. Fitness: You have to keep fit, whether you’re rich or not. Diet: You cannot pay someone to be on a diet for you. I think that diet is the biggest sacrifice in my life. Then, looking after your soul. No one can possibly treat your soul but you yourself. This is something you can do through culture and philosoph... See more
from Brunello Cucinelli by om.co
simon added 22d ago
A person is a point of view. Every person you meet is a creative artist who takes the events of life and, over time, creates a very personal way of seeing the world.
from How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen by David Brooks
simon added 1mo ago
“The nature of life is change and the nature of people is to resist change.”
from Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb
simon added 1mo ago