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"Human ordeals thrive on ignorance. To understand a problem with clarity is already halfway towards solving it."

"When you're on the field, play as if nothing else matters.

When you're off the field, remember that the game doesn't matter at all."

“There are two times to admit mistakes: early and late. Early admissions solve problems. Late admissions create them.

A person who proactively tells another they made a mistake gains trust and respect for their honesty. In contrast, one who tries to hide errors quickly loses trust.

Swift admissions build bridges. Slow ones burn them.”

"You build your mind, so make it into something you want to live with."

"Referring the matter to a committee can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions."

Take whatever you are trying to accomplish and ask, "How could this be as easy as possible?"

How could I make meditating each day as easy possible? How could I make showing appreciation to my partner as easy as possible? How could I make finding great investment opportunities as easy as possible? And so on.

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"There are at least 4 types of wealth:

1. Financial wealth (money)


2. Social wealth (status)


3. Time wealth (freedom)


4. Physical wealth (health)

Be wary of jobs that lure you in with 1 and 2, but rob you of 3 and 4."

A man or woman obsessed is a force of nature. There is mightiness in desire, and the desire to create, to refine a craft, is perhaps one of the greatest desires of all.

Novelist and comic book writer Neil Gaiman on the source of improvement:

"You have to finish things — that's what you learn from, you learn by finishing things."

Source: Neil Gaiman's Advice to Aspiring Writers