“Just keep going”, Elon Musk Whatever you do in life, you will face setbacks, problems, difficulties, and hurdles. That is just part of the learning […]
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Stop Multi-tasking
“Multi-tasking will not give you the highest quality of thought that man is capable of doing”, Charlie Munger Multi-tasking is celebrated as a positive trait. […]
The folly of balance diet
We hear the term “balanced diet” all the time. What is balanced? What are we balancing between? Are we balancing between healthy and unhealthy foods? […]
How to attract success
“Success is not something you pursue but attract by becoming a better person”, Jim Rohn “Success is the sum of small efforts – repeated day […]
How to be lucky
“A person does not seek luck, luck seeks the person”, Turkish proverb “The harder you work, the more luck you have”, Dave Thomas “Luck is […]
Don’t get into arguments
“There is only one way to get the best of an argument – and that is to avoid it”, Dale Carnegie “Discussion is an exchange […]
Keep good company
“The man who walks with wise men becomes wise himself”, King Solomon The time you spend with someone is an investment. This investment will have […]
Inconvenient truth about truth
“It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong”, Voltaire “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is […]
Words can hurt more than physical injury
“Loose tongues are worse than wicked hands”, Jewish proverb “A knife-would heals but a tongue wound festers, Turkish proverb “The wound of a dagger heals, […]
How to Think about the Past Present and Future
“Think of tomorrow, the past can’t be mended”, Confucius “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow”, Albert Einstein “Let go of the past, […]
Importance of reading
“Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world”, Napoleon Bonaparte In 1258, Mongols invaded Baghdad and […]
Focus your efforts
“The man who chases two rabbits, catches neither”, Confucius Multitasking is all the rage these days. People list multitasking as a valuable skill. Unfortunately, multitaskers […]