quotes

The great majority of us cannot listen; we find ourselves compelled to evaluate, because listening is too dangerous. The first requirement is courage, and we do not always have it.

An idea starts to be interesting when you get scared of taking it to its logical conclusion.

That our project has crashed is not a reflection of our worth as human beings. It's just a mistake. It's a problem - and a problem can be solved.

When I read something, my first instinct is to nod along or reject the idea

Sound thinking is to listen well and choose one course of action. –Heraclitus

The amateur believes that, before she can act, she must receive permission from some Omnipotent Other - a lover or spouse, a parent, a boss, a figure of authority.

When a slave rebels, it is nothing much to the people who read about it later. Just thin words on thinner paper worn finer by the friction of history.

Excuses are easier than sweating. We blame the culture, the fast food companies, the government, the schools, corn, our spouse, and our parents, but nothing changes until you look in the mirror and say loudly: I am who I am because of the choices I have made.

When you put a piece of bread into your mouth, chew only your bread and not your projects, worries, fears, or anger.

And if the traveler is fortunate - that is, if the path is complex and profound enough - the destination is two miles farther away for every mile he or she travels.

If 40 hours are not enough, I don't think 80 is the answer. Or if 80 is the answer, I want to find a different answer.

People don't want what you make. They want what it will do for them. They want the way it will make them feel.

We are told to get a good job so that we can buy a house and a car. Again and again we are told to do one thing only so that we can get something else. We spend our lives stretches on an iron rack of contingencies.

Working to fulfil someone else's needs or dreams almost always catches up with you.

Comparing up versus comparing down: Your happiness depends on where you’re focusing.

Education: to discover but not merely to imitate. Learning techniques without inward experiencing can only lead to superficiality.

If information was the answer, then we'd all be billionaires with perfect abs. – Derek Sivers

Mastery, consistency, and meaningful markers. Brilliant quotes from Shane Parrish, George Leonard and Derek Sivers to get you to think.

Hobbies and digital socialism. And Bruce Lee, of course.

Normal is a distribution, not a person.

Not every thought that pops into your head needs to be taken seriously. The stupid ones, the random ones, the ones that make no sense, the ones that make you question yourself and the ones where you wonder Do I really think that way - mull it over and if it doesn't feel YOU, discard it.

Seth Godin. Arthur Conan Doyle. Robert Frost.

Our greatest furies spring from unfortunate events which we had not factored into our vision of reality.