Erin Wilbur
@erin
Erin Wilbur
The more stimulation you have, the more you will feel you need. Entertainment can become its own form of prison.
How We Secretly Trap Ourselves
“The truth shrinks as the crowd grows.
In a large meeting at work, people hold back their honest opinions. The resulting conversation offends the fewest people but is often not the truth.
Smaller groups are more likely to find truth than larger ones.”
In a large meeting at work, people hold back their honest opinions. The resulting conversation offends the fewest people but is often not the truth.
Smaller groups are more likely to find truth than larger ones.”
Brain Food: Your Mental Diet
“So much can be accomplished in one focused hour, especially when that hour is part of a routine, a sacred rhythm that becomes part of your daily life.”
— Dani Shapiro
If Nike announced that they were opening a hotel, you’d have a pretty good guess about what it would be like. But if Hyatt announced that they were going to start making shoes, you would have NO IDEA WHATSOEVER what those shoes would be like. That’s because Nike owns a brand and Hyatt simply owns real estate.
The Elegance of Nothing
Copying others doesn't work because success without substance doesn't last.
Brain Food: Misunderstood
“Commitment starts when motivation stops.”
Brain Food: The Two Types of Talk
“One of the best secrets of a happy life is the art of extracting comfort and sweetness from every circumstance.”
Brain Food: Misunderstood
The opposite of sensitive is not brave. It’s not brave to refuse to pay attention, to refuse to notice, to refuse to feel and know and imagine. The opposite of sensitive is insensitive, and that’s no badge of honor.”
Brain Food: Misunderstood
“There is only one success – to be able to spend your life in your own way.”
— Christopher Morley
— Christopher Morley