Marty Bell
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Marty Bell
- I know that almost nobody hears too many sincere compliments. Compliment them to their face. Then, compliment them behind their back. Practice naming pleasant feelings you have about people, as soon as they bubble up, in the moment: “It’s always fun to see you.” Lower the resistance around this to zero.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
Kurt Vonnegut, talking about when he tells his wife he’s going out to buy an envelope:
“Oh, she says well, you’re not a poor man. You know, why don’t you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I’m going to have a hell of a good time in the process of
... See moreYour customers are going to join your community because of benefits, not belonging. Belonging comes after someone has been a part of a community and formed relationships. What’s going to get them in the door in the first place is a clear understanding of how the community will help them solve a problem or achieve a goal.
David Spinks • A Founder’s Guide to Community
“How we perceive our world is determined by the distinctions we make. Instead of separating work from life, it would make more sense to distinguish relaxing from stressful, pleasant from unpleasant, encouraging from discouraging, and healing from destructive. This would radically alter our perspective. These are the things we should achieve balance
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Introduced to a party of people who ignore their own chauffeur, he protests: “I have not met this gentleman
Edmund Morris • Edmund Morris - The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt-Random House
“The secret of life is to waste time in ways that you like.“
‘There is a meaning to life that can be peripherally sensed by being astounded or astounding others. And it may be fully glimpsed by astounding yourself.’
Jo Tinsley • The Odditorium
Productivity is not drudgery and chores. It’s your ability to take a vision in your head and manifest it in the real world.
Productivity is also not about working harder and longer. It’s about working more efficiently, which means minimizing waste. Think wasted time, effort, energy, or potential.
Productivity is not some random hacks and silver... See more
Productivity is also not about working harder and longer. It’s about working more efficiently, which means minimizing waste. Think wasted time, effort, energy, or potential.
Productivity is not some random hacks and silver... See more