Practical Wisdom

Don't let the hope of finding a better way prevent you from starting down the best path you know of right now. This day won't come again.

— James Clear

Somebody once said we never know what is enough until we know what's more than enough.

— Billie Holiday

If you think you’re running 10 minutes late, text to say you’ll be 15 minutes late. That way the other person gets one disappointment and one pleasant surprise. Most people do the opposite: they say they’re 5 minutes late when it’s 10 and end up annoying the other and looking like total fools.

— Jacob Falkovich

Work becomes great when curiosity drives it beyond obligation.

— Farnham Street

Learn what is to be taken seriously and laugh at the rest.

— Hermann Hesse

If you want to understand someone, figure out the narrative they tell themselves about themself.

— Farnham Street

The person who experiences the consequences should make the decision.

—James Clear

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it."

— Dean Smith

You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. Don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space.

— Johnny Cash