Johann Van Tonder
@jvt
20 years in ecommerce, now CEO of a CRO agency. Probably doing analysis in R or building stuff with AI. Or walking on the beach. Yeah, probably that.
Johann Van Tonder
Notice what happens when you satisfy a craving, something small like piece of cake / chocolate. Do you really feel happier?
- Andy Puddicombe
Quotes and Mental Health
One must seek Knowledge, but be a little wary of finding it. Perhaps excessive, but one could say the idea of possessing knowledge represents a kind of complacency. This is what Socrates meant: Once you think you know, you stop looking. You cease your wonder.
Simon Sarris • Long Distance Thinking
I am seized by two contradictory feelings: there is so much beauty in the world it is incredible that we are ever miserable for a moment; there is so much shit in the world that it is incredible we are ever happy for a moment.
Paul Schmitt • Zadie Smith - Feel Free.pdf
Mental Health and Quotes
"It is wrong to suppose that if you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it — a costly myth."
W. Edwards Deming
One day, you will wake up and realize that you are the same age as all the people you thought were "old" many years ago, and whether you feel at peace will depend on whether you took the risks that seemed bold at the time, but that were in retrospect the only obvious thing to do.
To create confidence, you need to get started. Every time you act, you bet on yourself and gather evidence that you can do what you set out to do.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
Almost everyone I’ve ever met would be well-served by spending more time thinking about what to focus on. —Sam Altman
Fortunately, you are not aiming for long-term competency, just immediate confidence in your next steps.
Anne-Laure Le Cunff • Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
A busy calendar and a busy mind will destroy your ability to do great things in this world. If you want to do great things—whether you’re a musician or entrepreneur or investor—you need free time and a free mind.