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Emery Allen on impermanance

vutran | Nov. 1, 2020, 12:52 p.m.

Not everything is supposed to become something beautiful and long-lasting. Sometimes people come into your life to show you what is right and what is wrong, to show you who you can be, to teach you to love yourself, to make you feel better for a little while, or to just be someone to walk with at night and spill your life to. Not everyone is going to stay forever, and we still have to keep on going and thank them for what they’ve given us.
— Emery Allen

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T. Harv Eker on what we become in complaining

vutran | Oct. 28, 2020, 5:36 p.m.

"When you are complaining, you become a living, breathing crap magnet"

— T. Harv Eker 

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Cal Newport on pushing past what's comfortable

vutran | Oct. 25, 2020, 6:30 p.m.

“Pushing past what’s comfortable, however, is only one part of the deliberate-practice story; the other part is embracing honest feedback—even if it destroys what you thought was good.”

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

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Elizabeth Grace Saunders on the investments pay best interest

vutran | Oct. 21, 2020, 8:23 a.m.

“Investments in the invisible assets of character, knowledge, relationships, and reputation pay better interest rates than any bank that has ever existed.”

— Elizabeth Grace Saunders

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Food for thoughts on momentum by James Clear

vutran | Oct. 16, 2020, 5 p.m.

Momentum is a double-edged sword. It can propel you to new heights or keep you locked into previous choices and old habits.

Where do I have healthy momentum right now? Where do I have unhealthy momentum?

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James Clear on the fastest way to learn from others

vutran | Oct. 16, 2020, 4:57 p.m.

"The fastest way to improve is to learn from others.

+ Read good books

+ Talk to people who have done it

+ Soak up the lessons of the past

Learn from the experiments history has already run and you can start the race halfway finished."

— James Clear

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James Clear on reading books releveant to what we want to achieve

vutran | Oct. 16, 2020, 4:56 p.m.

"Read books that are relevant to what you want to achieve and reading will never seem boring."

— James Clear

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