Zach Kirshner
Part I. The Pre-Socratics
from History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
Indefinite Optimism
from Zero to One by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters
.h2- The joy of aging isn’t about abandoning our youth, it’s about balancing learned wisdom with childlike wonder, grounded confidence with conscious curiosity, and innate depth with delicious delight.
from Many People Have A Fear Of Aging; These Helpers Ask: What If We Aged With Joy Instead? by Amanda R. Martinez
- I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell,
but just coming to the end of his triumph.from Failing and Flying by Jack Gilbert
- "The way to figure out what to work on is by working."
"I think for most people who want to do great work, the right strategy is not to plan too much. At each stage do whatever seems most interesting and gives you the best options for the future. I call this approach 'staying upwind.' This is how most people who've done great work seem to have done... See more Augustus is dead. Long live Augustus!
from SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
.h2WHAT MAKES FOR AN EFFECTIVE TRIGGER?
from Contagious: Why Things Catch On by Jonah Berger
.h2Ordinary lives
from SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome by Mary Beard
.h2Start at the epicenter
from Rework by David Heinemeier Hansson
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