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Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert.
“The moment that you feel that, just possibly, you’re walking down the street naked, exposing too much of your heart and your mind and what exists on the inside, showing too much of yourself. That’s the moment you may be starting to get it right.”
Most “superheroes” are nothing of the sort. They’re weird, neurotic creatures who do big things DESPITE lots of self-defeating habits and self-talk.
What you do is more important than how you do everything else, and doing something well does not make it important
Being busy is a form of laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.
“When I write, I feel like an armless, legless man with a crayon in his mouth.” Don’t overestimate the world and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.
Everyone is interesting. If you’re ever bored in a conversation, the problem’s with you, not the other person.
Words That Work,
“Mastery doesn’t come from an infographic. What you know doesn’t mean shit. What do you do consistently?”
“Investing in yourself is the most important investment you’ll ever make in your life.
knowledge, you become a fool. If you let your learning lead to action, you become wealthy.”
State → Story → Strategy
I now often ask myself, “Is this really a problem I need to think my way out of? Or is it possible I just need to fix my biochemistry?”
