Memorable quotes What are these tools, these techniques of suffering, these means of experiencing the pain of problems constructively that I call discipline? There are four: delaying of gratification acceptance of responsibility dedication to truth balancing Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to […]
Tag: 2019
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S Clason
Memorable quotes Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. Enjoy life while you are here. Do not overstrain or try to save too much. If one-tenth of all you earn is as much as you can comfortably keep, be content to keep this portion. Live otherwise according to […]
The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene
Memorable quotes What will seduce a person is the effort we expend on their behalf, showing how much we care, how much they are worth. But in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Don Juan slowly evolved from the masculine adventurer to a more feminized version: a man who lived only for women. This evolution came […]
Sapiens – A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
Memorable quotes In contrast, humankind ascended to the top so quickly that the ecosystem was not given time to adjust. Moreover, humans themselves failed to adjust. Most top predators of the planet are majestic creatures. Millions of years of dominion have filled them with self-confidence. Sapiens by contrast is more like a banana republic dictator […]
The Millionaire Next Door by Ph.D. Thomas J. Stanley; Ph.D. William D. Danko
Even most multimillionaires in America don’t live in expensive homes. I recently tabulated the 2007 IRS estate data (the latest data available) for those decedents with an estate valued at $3.5 million or more. I estimated that the median market value of a decedent’s home was $469,021, or less than 10 percent of their median […]
Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
A good book by blogger and author Mark Manson, he argues for a counterintuitive approach to living a good life. His view is that life’s struggle gives it meaning – and that mindless positivity of typical self-help books is neither practical or helpful. Similar to Marcus Aurelius “circle of influence” – Mark highlights the importance […]