Real Work
“To get real work done, you have to turn it all off, shut out the world, and commit to single-minded, obsessive, unrelenting focus.” -Brian Greene
Decision Making
Think & Memorize
“There is no such thing as memorizing. We can think, we can repeat, we can recall and we can imagine, but we aren’t built to memorize. Rather our brains are designed to think and automatically hold onto what’s important.” -Gabriel Wyner
The Chaotic Pace
“To commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to the violence of modern times.” -Thomas Merton
Sooner Or Later
“Neo, sooner or later you’re going to realize, just as I did, that there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.” — Morpheus
Trust
“Do not trust all men, but trust men of worth; the former course is silly, the latter a mark of prudence.” -Democritus
Imperfect Understanding
“Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes.” -George Soros
Be A Giver
“This world is made of givers and takers; be a giver and don’t keep score” -Jeff Archibald
Pay Attention To The Universe
“The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying attention to the universe. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence.” — Tom Robbins
Equanimity
“If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not become despondent.” –Decimus Magnus Ausonius