Alain de Botton on the enemy of good decisions

vutran | June 16, 2020, 6:03 p.m.

“The chief enemy of good decisions is a lack of sufficient perspectives on a problem.”

— Alain de Botton

Damian Lillard on how to look good in front of thousands

vutran | June 15, 2020, 4:38 p.m.

"If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody." 

— Damian Lillard

James Clear on the reason of self-help revisiting

vutran | June 15, 2020, 4:37 p.m.

"People keep reading self-help and revisiting the same ideas because that’s precisely what we need: to be reminded.

The problem is not that information is unhelpful, but that attention is fleeting.

Nobody focuses on one idea every minute of the day. Good books refocus the mind." 

— James Clear

James Clear on the two modern business skills

vutran | June 15, 2020, 4:37 p.m.

"The two skills of modern business: Storytelling and spreadsheets.

Know the numbers. Craft the narrative." 

— James Clear

James Clear on grounding with habits

vutran | June 15, 2020, 4:36 p.m.

"In times of uncertainty, your habits can ground you.

When you feel overwhelmed, practice 1 minute of mindfulness.

When you feel restless, do a 1-minute workout.

When the world seems uncontrollable, focus on what you can control." 

— James Clear

Lincoln Steffens on the limitation of our knowledge

vutran | June 14, 2020, 7:30 a.m.

“It is our knowledge — the things we are sure of — that makes the world go wrong and keeps us from seeing and learning.”

— Lincoln Steffens

Anonymous on the moment to start a good life

vutran | June 13, 2020, 8:05 a.m.

“Your life right now is pretty darn good! Some people wait all day for 5pm, all week for Friday, all year for the holidays, all their lives for happiness. Don’t be one of them. Don’t wait until your life is almost over to realize how good it has been. The good life begins right now, when you stop waiting for a better one.”