James Clear on maintaining a margin of safety

vutran | April 9, 2021, 7:06 a.m.

"Maintain a margin of safety—even when it’s going well.

Rich people go bankrupt chasing even more wealth.

Fit people get injured chasing personal records.

Productive people become ineffective taking on too many projects.

Don’t let your ambition ruin your position." 

— James Clear

Eleanor Roosevelt on considering what you value most

vutran | April 3, 2021, 9:18 a.m.

"To be mature you have to realize what you value most.

It is extraordinary to discover that comparatively few people reach this level of maturity. They seem never to have paused to consider what has value for them. They spend great effort and sometimes make great sacrifices for values that, fundamentally, meet no real needs of their own. Perhaps they have imbibed the values of their particular profession or job, of their community or their neighbors, of their parents or family.

Not to arrive at a clear understanding of one’s own values is a tragic waste. You have missed the whole point of what life is for."

— Eleanor Roosevelt on considering what you value most

Francis of Assisi on necessary, possible and impossible

vutran | April 3, 2021, 7:11 a.m.

“Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” 

— Francis of Assisi

Lillian Hellman on hope and habit

vutran | April 3, 2021, 7:10 a.m.

“Things start out as hopes and end up as habits.” 

— Lillian Hellman

James Clear on taking action to influence outcome

vutran | April 2, 2021, 4:43 p.m.

"Fear of failure is higher when you're not working on the problem.

If you are taking action, you are less worried about failure because you realize you can influence the outcome."

— James Clear

Cal Newport on cultivating passion

vutran | April 1, 2021, 8:03 p.m.

#1 Be very good at what you do

#2 Gain more control capital as you get better

#3 From the control capital, perform a lot of experiments to find a sweet spot close to #1 having all what you love, what people need, what you are good at

#4 Once you find a passion sweet spot, x10 your investment to become exceptionally good

— So Good They Can't Ignore You, Cal Newport

Stephen King on you will if you start

vutran | March 30, 2021, 6:17 p.m.

“You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will.”

— Stephen King