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Inspirational Quotations #476
Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you.* Elbert Hubbard Happiness is the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a mad and lamentable experiment.* George Santayana For they conquer who believe they can.* Virgil … Continue reading
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The only thing that matters: The Relevant Results
In New York city, a taxi driver and a priest die on the same day and knock on Heaven’s door. Saint Peter receives them and shows the taxi driver and the priest around. The taxi driver’s home for eternity is … Continue reading
Inspirational Quotations #475
Are you more likely to feel regret because of an action you take or because of inaction (something you do *not* do)?* Ben Casnocha The whole world yearns after freedom, yet each creature is in love with his chains; this … Continue reading
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What I’ve been reading: “Fooled by Randomness” (+ Book Summary)
In “Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets,” Lebanese American essayist Nassim Nicholas Taleb discusses cognitive biases and irrationalities that drive human behavior and decision-making. Principal ideas: Luck, chance, and randomness play a … Continue reading
Inspirational Quotations #474
I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.* Will Rogers The best teacher is the one who suggests rather than dogmatizes, and inspires his listener with the wish to teach himself.* Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron … Continue reading
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The World’s Shortest Course on Time Management
There are countless things that you can do. There are numerous things that you want to do. There are several things that others expect you to do. There are many things that you think you are supposed to do. However, … Continue reading
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“It pays to advertise” / Advertising’s Hallowed Origins
I’ve been reading Ogilvy on Advertising, written by David Ogilvy (1911–1999,) the founder of Ogilvy & Mather. Ogilvy is one of the founding fathers of modern advertising and spent his life preaching the benefits of research in salesmanship, long informative … Continue reading
Inspirational Quotations #473
Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of others, but from doing something worthwhile.* Wilfred Grenfell Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly.* Epictetus A degenerate nobleman, or one that is proud … Continue reading
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Two-Minute Mentor #5: Present Perfect
The quality of your life revolves around how you live at this moment. Within a span of a few minutes, you may experience the darkest part of your life or the brightest. In one instant, you may suffer the painful … Continue reading
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Inspirational Quotations #472
A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.* Carl Sandburg It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Work is healthy; you can hardly put more on a man than he can bear. But worry is … Continue reading
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