James Clear on being selectively ignorant

vutran | Nov. 5, 2020, 8:54 a.m.

"Be "selectively ignorant."

Ignore topics that drain your attention.

Unfollow people that drain your energy.

Abandon projects that drain your time.

Do not keep up with it all. The more selectively ignorant you become, the more broadly knowledgable you can be."

— James Clear

Stephanie Simpson on gratitude and happiness

vutran | Nov. 5, 2020, 8:52 a.m.

“It is not happiness that brings us gratitude, it is gratitude that brings us happiness.”

— Stephanie Simpson

Cal Newport on how to become good

vutran | Nov. 4, 2020, 8:09 a.m.

You stretch yourself, day after day, month after month, before finally looking up and realizing, “Hey, I’ve become pretty good, and people are starting to notice.”

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

Winston Churchill on success

vutran | Nov. 4, 2020, 8:08 a.m.

“Success is all about going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”

— Winston Churchill

Ryan Freitas on the importance of integrity and reputation over paycheck and career

vutran | Nov. 3, 2020, 8:27 a.m.

Your reputation is more important than your paycheck and your integrity is worth more than your career.

— Ryan Freitas

Osho on loving a person

vutran | Nov. 3, 2020, 8:23 a.m.

“If you love a person, you accept the total person. With all the defects. Because those defects are a part of the person. Never try to change a person you love, because the very effort to change says that you love half, and the other half of the person is not accepted. When you love, you simply love.”

— Osho

Dennis Crosby on the principle of inertia

vutran | Nov. 3, 2020, 8:19 a.m.

The principle of inertia tells us that it takes more energy to get started than it does to keep going. The ability to overcome inertia is the single biggest skill that a productive person can develop.

— Dennis Crosby