Eli
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Eli
Things take the time they take. Don't worry.
Mary Oliver
Toolkit to activate excitement:
Act on your highest excitement
Whatever options are available to you at any given moment, choose the option that contains more excitement than the other (even if the excitement is just a little bit more)
To the best of your ability
Act on it to the best of your ability, taking it as far as you can until you can take it
... See more"The hardest thing to teach a student—and the hardest thing to believe consistently—is that there is nothing ‘out there’ to go and get. There is no part, no career, no opportunity for which you should be searching and scrounging and coveting. All of the preparation is within, and you keep yourself mentally and physically fit; you remain generous
... See more"That millions of people share the same forms of mental pathology does not make these people sane."
— Erich Fromm (The Sane Society)
— Erich Fromm (The Sane Society)
goodreads.com • Search Results for "Mark Twain"
genius often really is just persistence in disguise.
Ryan Holiday • The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
People who do exceptional work may be glad to be paid and even more glad to be well paid, but they do not work to collect a paycheck. They work because they love what they do.
Alfie Kohn • Why Incentive Plans Cannot Work
Gratitude is one of the sweet shortcuts to finding peace of mind and happiness inside. No matter what is going on outside of us, there’s always something we could be grateful for. — Barry Neil Kaufman
Caren Albers • Happiness Junkie: A 12 Step Program to Find Inner Peace and Change Your Life
You're under no obligation to remain the same person you were a year ago, a month ago, or even a day ago. You are here to create yourself, continuously.
Prof. Feynmanx.comThe master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried