Tag: book
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The disease of ambition
“The ease of having an ambition is that it can be explained to others; the very disease of ambition is that it can be so easily explained to others.” David Whyte I have been pondering David Whyte’s thought-provoking chapter on ‘Ambition’ in his book Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. It…
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Who is it you’re trying to be?
“Specify your damn goals. Because how are you going to hit something if you don’t know what it is?” Jordan Peterson I came across an article that Jordan Peterson has a new book coming out, Beyond Order. It got me thinking about the balance of order and chaos in our lives and the goals we set…
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Everyone has their own insecurities
I am currently reading John Steinbeck’s classic novel East of Eden, which I highly recommend as it is packed full of timeless life wisdom about what means to be human. One of those nuggets of wisdom which caught my eye was a line: “A dragon killer, he was, a rescuer of damsels, and his small sins seemed…
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Why you should believe in others
“If we take man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take man as he should be, we make him capable of what he can be.” Viktor Frankl Viktor Frankl was a neurologist and psychiatrist who developed the psychotherapy approach Logotheraphy, which is based on the idea that the primary motivation for…
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Traps of comparison
“Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.” Jordan Peterson It’s a common trap to start comparing ourselves to others. We think this or that person is more successful and happier than us. Do we really know this for sure? We can really only see one aspect of a…
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React to judgments not events
“If any external thing causes you distress, it is not the thing itself that troubles you, but your own judgment about it. And this you have the power to eliminate now.” Marcus Aurelius The stoics are the most practical practical of philosophers. Even though it was written almost 2,000 years ago, Marcus Aurelius’ book Meditations…
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Manage your energy, not time
“Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance.” “Performance, health and happiness are grounded in the skillful management of energy.” Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz, The Power of Full Engagement There is a constant pressure to always be on, in today’s fast pace, complex, and digital world. Work and life have melded into…