Jophin Mathai

“A talent for speaking differently, rather than for arguing
well, is the chief instrument of cultural change.”
― Richard Rorty

“Most people don’t realize that when they use doubtful phrases they are setting standards for themselves. These standards become expectations and in the end will become self-fulfilling prophecies.”
― Kevin Horsley, Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive

“There is an element of deceit associated with interventionism, accelerating in a professionalized society. It’s much easier to sell “Look what I did for you” than “Look what I avoided for you.” Of course a bonus system based on “performance” exacerbates the problem.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
― William James