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by
Scott Adams
Life rewards action over inaction,
Systems are better than goals.
a system is something you do every day to create good options for yourself in the future.
Luck needs you to do your part, and that generally looks like this: Work on your fitness and health. Build your talent stack. Meet more people. Go where there is more energy. Create systems for your success. If you follow that recipe all your life and keep telling yourself the universe owes you some luck, I like your odds.
Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
Usual Frame: Find yourself. Reframe: Author yourself. You are a blank canvas. You get to paint your life by changing your actions.
Hate is nothing but punishing myself for the misdeeds of others.
History does not exist in any material way. You can’t grab a handful of history. You can’t eat it, punch it, kick it, or photograph it. If your past is causing you anxiety, put the past in its place. It doesn’t exist. It never will. It can’t touch you.
There are two things a woman wants in a man: A decisive man who takes charge. Total dominion over dining decisions.
“Don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.” — Dr. Seuss
Being good at selecting words is the difference between being persuasive and being annoying.
