Life Is Short And So Is This Book

by Peter Atkins

Focusing on what matters means saying no to things that don’t matter. Otherwise, your life becomes cluttered with distractions.

If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the lack of sleep. -Dale Carnegie

Do what you think is right. Don't follow other people blindly. Be honest and keep your word. Admit your mistakes.

I’ve found you can choose to let all the things that go wrong in life depress you. Or, you can accept that things will go wrong, try to laugh, and then look at what you can do. There’s a Japanese proverb that gets right to the point: We’re fools whether we dance or not -- so we might as well dance.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.