What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. As
What did I key into the sat-nav system of my life [where do I want to be 10, 20 years from now]? What is my ultimate destination? You have to look at that every time you feel overwhelmed. Remembering...
What advice would you give to a smart, driven college student about to enter the real world? What advice should they ignore? Advice: Follow your intellectual curiosity over whatever is hot right now....
We waste our time with short-term thinking and busywork. Warren Buffett spends a year deciding and a day acting. That act lasts decades.
We are simultaneously gods and worms.—Abraham Maslow
Understanding Media by Marshall McLuhan.
Two Words for Conflict Resolution [My mentor’s] life advice to me, when I’m going into a conflict or a difficult situation with my parents or an argument with Neil [Gaiman, her husband] is, ‘Say less....
This is a story about a tiger named Mohini that was in captivity in a zoo, who was rescued from an animal sanctuary. Mohini had been confined to a 10-by-10-foot cage with a concrete floor for 5 or 10...
Think for yourself while being radically open-minded. Ray Dalio
The secret to winning any game lies in not trying too hard.
The more you run from your fears, the bigger they get, but the more you go into them, the more they tend to vanish like a mirage.
The existential vacuum manifests itself mainly in a state of boredom. —VIKTOR FRANKL, Auschwitz survivor and founder of Logotherapy, Man’s Search for Meaning
The best solution is to use both together: Identify the few critical tasks that contribute most to income and schedule them with very short and clear deadlines.
The best defense is a good offense. —DAN GABLE, Olympic gold medalist in wrestling
The Biology of Desire: Why Addiction Is Not a Disease by Marc Lewis.
Specifically, let’s say you were interviewing Chris, you’d say, ‘Everyone says Chris is great, but . . .’ and then you’d sit there in silence. Do
Si sientes continuamente la contraproducente necesidad de tener volumen de trabajo y de hacer muchas cosas, escribe esto en un post-it:
Si produces bastantes ideas malas, se te ocurrirán algunas buenas «La gente con dificultades para tener buenas ideas, si te cuenta la verdad, te dirá que tampoco tiene muchas ideas malas.
Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir.
Pero ¿qué fue lo que hizo Trump? En cuanto surgió aquella pregunta, casi interrumpió a la entrevistadora y le dijo: Sólo sobre Rosie O’Donnell.