Zephyron
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Zephyron
This ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks is the quality people most admire in others, and justly so; it is probably the most important trait not only for succeeding in life, but for enjoying it as well.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi • Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
You should do hard things because it transforms you. It makes something out of you. https://t.co/otJM61Qu2r
Excellent Advice for Living: Kevin Kelly’s Life-Tested Wisdom He Wished He Knew Earlier
Maria Popovathemarginalian.org
The right journey is the ultimate destination. – The most prolific and beneficial experience in life is not in actually achieving something you want, but in seeking it. It’s the journey towards an endless horizon that matters—goals and dreams that move forward with you as you chase them. It’s all about meaningful pursuits—the “moving”—and wh
... See moreMarc Chernoff • 19 Great Truths My Grandmother Told Me on Her 90th Birthday
Importance of Process Over Outcome
• Success is not merely measured by the outcomes we achieve, but by the integrity and effort invested in the process.
• Focusing too much on goals can lead to unethical choices, undermining personal values.
Ethical Considerations
• Achieving success through unethical means, such as cheating or manipulation, dimini
... See morePost-it Notes on Beauty
There is a type of beauty where the beauty is derived from the action.
People think more creative people are more ethical.
Beauty exists in a spectrum.
Beauty becomes more objective the more primal things are (e.g. fire, water).
When something is so new that our brain doesn’t know how to process it, we develop an aversion to it.
The test of beauty is not that it is perfect, but that it always attracts.
— Alice Wellington Rollins