Truth

Chase your desired lifestyle, not your desired title. People are blinded by status and labels. Once you release the need for a specific title, there is almost always an easier path to living your preferred lifestyle.

James Clear • 3-2-1: On avoiding frustration, easier paths to a good life, and the power of not reading

"Compete externally and you compare.

Compete internally and you improve."

3-2-1: The power of one minute, how to discover something useful, and clinging to old truths

There is always more than one way to do something. Write down as many ways as you can think of to achieve your desired outcome. Then, rank them based on how much time they take, how much money they cost, and how effective you expect them to be. Choose the best.

James Clear • 3-2-1: On finding the best way to do something, how timing shapes communication, and making unreasonable requests

The entire self-help industry in one sentence: Do what makes mornings exciting and nights peaceful.

Will this make me excited to wake up? Will this let me sleep in peace?

Everything that fails both tests is noise.

Attention Required! | Cloudflare

The most meaningful things in life take a long time to build—which is precisely why they’re so meaningful.

What’s more, the length and difficulty of the climb to achieve these things is essential in how it prepares you for having them.

The Law of Reversed Effort: Slow Down to Speed Up | The Curiosity Chronicle

“The best moments in reading are when you come across something—a thought, a feeling, a way of looking at things—that you’d thought special, particular to you. And here it is, set down by someone else, a person you’ve never met, maybe even someone long dead. And it’s as if a hand has come out and taken yours.”