James Clear on making progress though unlearning

vutran | Aug. 11, 2020, 5:56 p.m.

"Progress requires unlearning." 

— James Clear

James Clear on relationship between action and prioritization

vutran | Aug. 11, 2020, 5:55 p.m.

"Action forces prioritization.

If you're stuck deciding between options, force yourself to act. You can only act on one thing at a time, which means you will have to make something the top priority.

Even if you pick wrong, you'll learn something." 

— James Clear

Cal Newport on choosing communication channels

vutran | Aug. 10, 2020, 6:05 p.m.

"Hooking everyone up to low-friction digital communication channels and telling them to rock n’ roll is flexible, convenient, and cheap. But it might be far from the best approach to taking a collection human minds and extracting from them the best possible results." 

— Cal Newport

Robert Greene on the prerequisite for mastery

vutran | Aug. 5, 2020, 5:51 p.m.

“In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it.

Your interest must transcend the field itself and border on the religious.” 

— Mastery, Robert Greene

Robert Greene on mastery preparation when one is young

vutran | Aug. 5, 2020, 5:49 p.m.

“What is important when you are young is to train yourself to get by with little money and make the most of your youthful energy.” 

— Mastery, Robert Greene

James Clear on past, present and future

vutran | Aug. 4, 2020, 5:39 p.m.

"Be forgiving with your past self.

Be strict with your present self.

Be flexible with your future self." 

— James Clear

James Clear on starting as a fool

vutran | Aug. 4, 2020, 5:38 p.m.

"It is better to start as a fool and learn from your mistakes than to fake being a genius and ignore your errors." 

— James Clear