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In life, there is no gift as overlooked or inevitable as failure. I’ve had quite a few and have learned to relish them,
David Goggins • Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
Fake news isn’t meant to change minds. As we know, beliefs are hard to change. The potency of fake news is that it entrenches beliefs its intended audience already has, and then amplifies them.
Annie Duke • Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Gratitude is what allows you to feel that same sense of wonderment about your day-to-day life as you would if you were walking the streets of a faraway city.
Lawrence Yeo • Travel Is No Cure for the Mind
“Money in a business is like gas in your car. You don’t want to run out, but you’re not doing a tour of gas stations.”– Tim O’Reilly
When I see people described as progressive but they spend more energy hating the rich (e.g. landlords) versus helping people (e.g. pushing for more market rate housing), I’m reminded that people love being cruel while protected by the cloak of righteousness.
X. It’s what’s happening
If you want to understand someone’s identity, ask: Where do you want to belong?
Jessica Hagy • Ten Infrequently Asked Questions
“Beyond the very extreme of fatigue and distress, we may find amounts of ease and power we never dreamed ourselves to own; sources of strength never taxed at all because we never push through the obstruction.”