Quotes

A long long time ago I began collecting inspirational quotes and aphorisms which became my collection of quotes.

Stand up straight →

Published December 11, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 11  ·  ,

How to act: Never under compulsion, out of selfishness, without forethought, with misgivings. Don’t gussy up your thoughts. No surplus words or unnecessary actions. Let the spirit in you represent a man, an adult, a citizen, a Roman, a ruler. Taking up his post like a soldier and patiently awaiting his recall from life. Needing no oath or witness. Cheerfulness. Without requiring other people’s help. Or serenity supplied by others. To standup straight—not straightened.

~ Marcus Aurelius

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Stretch yourself →

Published December 10, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 10  ·  

There is a place, right on the edge of your ability, where you learn best and fastest. It’s called the sweet spot.…The underlying pattern is the same: Seek out ways to stretch yourself. Play on the edges of your competence. As Albert Einstein said, “One must develop an instinct for what one can just barely achieve through one’s greatest efforts.”

The key word is ‘barely.’

~ Daniel Coyle

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Thinking →

Published December 9, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 9  ·  ,

You need to avoid certain things in your train of thought: everything random, everything irrelevant. And certainly everything self-important or malicious. You need to get used to winnowing your thoughts, so that if someone says, “What are you thinking about?” you can respond at once (and truthfully) that you are thinking this or thinking that. And it would be obvious at once from your answer that your thoughts were straightforward and considerate ones.

~ Marcus Aurelius

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Creative processes →

Published December 9, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 9  ·  ,

Engaged in the creative process we feel more alive than ever, because we are making something and not merely consuming, masters of the small reality we create. In doing this work, we are in fact creating ourselves.

~ Robert Greene

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Sleep →

Published December 8, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 8  ·  

Sleep. Diet, exercise, and work ethic don’t hold a candle to how sleep can revolutionize the way you live, love, parent, and lead.

~ Brené Brown

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Unreasonable →

Published December 7, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 7  ·  

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

~ George Bernard Shaw

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Clarity →

Published December 6, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 6  ·  

Problem identification is always a sound investment of time, money, and energy. It feels uncomfortable to spend time and resources trying to figure out exactly what the problem is—we want to jump to fixing way too fast. Most of use are plagued with action bias and really struggle to stay in problem identification. I’ve found that getting clear about what’s wrong and why it’s a problem is the best investment you can make at home or work.

~ Brené Brown

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Improvise →

Published December 6, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 6  ·  ,

The simple willingness to improvise is more vital, in the long run, than research.

~ Rolf Potts

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Courage →

Published December 5, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 5  ·  ,

It takes courage to let go of what’s not working. Rather than focus on what you’re losing, hone in on what giving up goals affords you, like more time and energy. Remember no decision is permanent. You can continue to make adjustments until you find the balance of goals that works for you.

~ Melody Wilding

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Alert watchfulness →

Published December 4, 2021  ·  All posts on Dec 4  ·  ,

We equate being smart and being driven as the ways to get ahead. But sometimes, an attitude of alert watchfulness is far wiser and more effective. Learning to follow your nose, pulling on threads of curiosity or interest, may take you places that being driven will never lead you to.

~ Tim O’Reilly

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