A proverb on the importance of asking questions
vutran | Aug. 17, 2020, 5:05 p.m.
"The person who asks is a fool for five minutes, but the person who does not ask remains a fool forever."
— Proverb
Read More →Jean-Paul Sartre on limitations and freedom
vutran | Aug. 17, 2020, 5:02 p.m.
"We are all free, completely free. We can each do any damn thing we want. Which is more than most of us dare to imagine."
— Jean-Paul Sartre
Read More →Michael Chabon on entertainment
vutran | Aug. 17, 2020, 5 p.m.
"Most of what gets labeled 'entertainment' is really terrible. We get the entertainment we deserve. To me, being entertained is having your mind engaged with the work of art on multiple levels. So I think a lot of what gets passed off as entertainment really does not qualify for that definition. It’s merely diverting at most. To be entertained by something is in turn to entertain it, like you entertain ideas, a kind of mutuality there that I think is part of my definition of “entertainment,” that you’re giving back to the work at the same time the work is giving to you."
— Michael Chabon
Read More →James Clear on attitudes over solutions
vutran | Aug. 17, 2020, 4:58 p.m.
"We want solutions, but what we really need are attitudes.
You don't need abs, but rather an attitude of training. You don't need the answer, but rather an attitude of curiosity. You don't need an easier life, but rather an attitude of perseverance.
Attitude precedes outcome."
— James Clear
Read More →Cindy Gallop on how to build a successful business
vutran | Aug. 15, 2020, 3:45 p.m.
“There is a formula for success in business, and it goes like this: You set out to find the very best talent in the marketplace, and then give them a compelling and inspirational vision of what you want them to achieve for you and the company. Then you empower them to achieve those goals using their own skills and talents in any way they choose. If, at the same time, you demonstrate how enormously you value them, not just through compensation, but also verbally, every single day, and if you enable that talent to share in the profit that they help create for you, you’ll be successful. It’s so simple, and virtually nobody does it, because it requires a high-trust working environment, and most business environments are low-trust. In order to own the future of your business, you have to design it around trust.”
— Cindy Gallop
Read More →Wilma Rudolph on how to lose
vutran | Aug. 15, 2020, 3:44 p.m.
“Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday.”
— Wilma Rudolph
Read More →James Clear on what make exceptional results
vutran | Aug. 15, 2020, 3:41 p.m.
"A few things you need to achieve exceptional results:
1) Quantity: You take lots of shots.
2) Quality: You take thoughtful shots.
3) Consistency: You keep shooting for a long time.
4) Feedback. You take better shots over time.
5) Luck: You get a few favorable bounces."
— James Clear
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