Kyle Steinike

“Once you achieve high status, a part of your mind makes you lose interest in the thing that you achieved high status with in the first place. You might feel obligated to maintain an appearance of interest, and defend your position from time to time, but you no longer feel a burning need to know the truth.

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"When I was a brand-new lieutenant, I asked my father, “How would I know if somebody that I worked for or worked for me was going to be a good commander in combat? ... How would you tell in peacetime?” He says, “You won’t. You won’t know because people have capabilities or coping mechanisms that in peacetime look fine, that doesn’t play well in... See more

Your capacity for excellence is inversely proportional to the number of your commitments.

What you find interesting is a better predictor of success than what you’re good at.

Curiosity isn’t random; it’s a compass.

“The hard way is the fast way.

Do it right the first time and you won’t have to do it over the next time.”