things you should remember
by Agalia Tan · updated 8d ago
things you should remember
by Agalia Tan · updated 8d ago
fill up your own cup, and let them fall in love with the overflow
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Just because someone is saying things you don’t like doesn’t mean that they are not on your side.
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A life full of distractions is, at an individual level, diminished. When you are unable to pay sustained attention, you can't achieve the things you want to achieve
— Stolen Focus, Johann Hari
Agalia Tan added 5mo ago
Everything is temporary. When a mood is so overwhelming we tend to mistake the intensity of it for the longevity of it
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Live the Pareto Principle lifestyle:
Relationships. Who are the few people that have the most positive impact on my life? Spend more time with them.
Priorities. What are the few actions that have the most positive impact on my day? Prioritize them.
Learning. What are the few information sources I learn the most from? Focus on them.
Stress. What are
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Rethinking is a sign of strength
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Hold on tightly, but let go lightly. Nearly everything can be replaced. And if it can’t be replaced, celebrate its existence instead of fretting over its loss.
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Good and evil both increase at compound interest. That is why the little decisions you and I make every day are of such infinite importance. The smallest good act today is the capture of a strategic point from which, a few months later, you may be able to go on to victories you never dreamed of.
— C.S. Lewis
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If it’s going to be different, the forces involved need to be different as well.
Agalia Tan added 5mo ago
What matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.
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