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Jim Rohn on failure:

“Failure is rarely the result of some isolated event. Rather, it is a consequence of a long list of accumulated little failures which happen as a result of too little discipline. Failure occurs each time we fail to think ... today, act ... today, care, strive, climb, learn, or just keep going ... today. If your goal requires th... See more

Many people knew this before, but the last three years have hammered home the fact that we cannot protect things that we don’t empathize with. If we don’t care about the value of other lives, whether human or animal, then we won’t be motivated to protect those lives.

Every page was once a blank page, just as every word that appears on it now was not always there, but instead reflects the final result of countless large and small deliberations. All the elements of good writing depend on the writer’s skill in choosing one word instead of another. And what grabs and keeps our interest has everything to do with tho... See more

That existence is scarcely to be termed life, which does not bring us into intimate connexion with our fellow-creatures.

Product advertising explains the product to me. Brand advertising explains me to me. (via John Bevins)

Waiting for perfect conditions is how otherwise intelligent people keep themselves stuck.

Two entrepreneurs spot the same opportunity. One builds elaborate plans; the other tests crude prototypes. The planner is still planning when the tester sells their company.

While you wait for perfect conditions, others are creating them.