Dimitri

The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already.” — Tolstoy

The outcome isn’t the problem. It’s the structure that creates it that needs fixing. If you have a leak in your home, the puddle on the ground isn’t the problem. The problem is two or three levels above that

Keep the goal. Change your mind about how to reach it.

Being happy with what you have doesn't prevent you from pursuing what you want.”

What goes too long unchanged destroys itself. The forest is forever because it dies and dies and so lives.

There are different types of hard work: 1. Outthinking (a better strategy, a shortcut) 2. Pure Effort (working longer, intensity) 3. Opportunistic (positioning yourself to take advantage of change) 4. Consistency (doing average things for longer) 5. Focus (saying no to distractions) Each of these requires a different type of hard work

To raise grateful kids, be grateful for your kids.

– Janice Kaplan (The Gratitude Diaries)

Knowing virtues is like having a map; adopting them is actually taking the journey."