James Clear on the the trick to writing well

vutran | Nov. 9, 2020, 8:18 a.m.

"The trick to writing well is to...

- take long sentences and make them short

- take confusing ideas and make them clear

- take unrelated concepts and make them related

...without losing the main idea in the process."

— James Clear

James Clear on borrowing knowledge but not action

vutran | Nov. 9, 2020, 8:17 a.m.

"You can borrow knowledge, but not action."

— James Clear

George Santayana on remembering the past to change the future

vutran | Nov. 7, 2020, 9:29 a.m.

"Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes.

Those who fail to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors are destined to repeat them."

— George Santayana

George Bernard Shaw on living a life that burns bright

vutran | Nov. 5, 2020, 10:13 a.m.

"This is the true joy in life:

being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one;

being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.

I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live.

I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no "brief candle" for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations."

— George Bernard Shaw 

Anais Nin on how to make life shrink and expand

vutran | Nov. 5, 2020, 10:12 a.m.

"Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage."

— Anais Nin

James Clear on the relationship of hard work, time, strategy and result

vutran | Nov. 5, 2020, 8:57 a.m.

"The math of success...

Results = (Hard Work*Time)^Strategy

Working hard is important, but working on the right thing is more important. A great strategy can deliver exponential results.

Of course, the best strategy is worth nothing if you never get to work. Zero to the millionth power is still zero."

— James Clear

James Clear on how reading and reflecting go hand in hand

vutran | Nov. 5, 2020, 8:56 a.m.

"Reading can teach you the best of what others already know.

Reflection can teach you the best of what only you can know."

— James Clear