But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving. “A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.” -Principle 1, How to Win Friends and Influence People, p.42 Continue reading Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain – and most fools do.
Good! That is fine. I am all in favor of it. But why not begin on yourself? From a purely selfish standpoint, that is a lot more profitable than trying to improve others – yes, and a lot less dangerous. -Principle 1, How to Win Friends and Influence People, p.41 Continue reading Do you know someone you would like to change and regulate and improve?
It wounds a person’s precious pride, hurts his sense importance, and arouse resentment. -Principle 1, How to Win Friends and Influence People, p.34 Continue reading Criticism is dangerous because…
It states that humans experience peak motivation when working on tasks that are right on the edge of their current abilities. Not too hard. Not too easy. Just right. -Atomic Habits, p.231 Continue reading The Goldilocks Rule
Genes can’t make you successful if you’re not doing the work. Yes, it’s possible that the ripped trainer at the gym has better genes, but if you haven’t put in the same reps, it’s impossible to say if you have been dealt a better or worse genetic hand. -Atomic Habits, p.227 Continue reading Until you work as hard as those you admire, don’t explain away their success as luck.
I started using an eye-patch on the model for the ad. The kind of photographs which work hardest are those which arouse the reader’s curiosity. He glances at the photograph and says to himself, ‘What goes on here?’ Then he reads your copy to find out. – -Ogilvy on Avertising, p.76 Continue reading Photographs with an element of “story appeal” were far above average in attracting attention.
There’s three types of people when something gets hard or stop growing: The Stresser-achiever They grind through everything. They are stressed the whole time. Eventually they burn out. (👋consultants 👋bankers) 2. The Dabbler This used to be me. Work hard. Have fun. Love making rapid progress. Progress stops. Motivation drops. Fuck this. I’m going to go do THAT instead. 3. The Master The master knows how progress actually happens. When a master hits a plateau: She does not panic like the stressor-achiever. She does not quit like the dabbler She simply says “ah…a plateau….to be expected.” She greets plateaus like an old friend. Part & … Continue reading You’re stuck? Be a Master, not a dabbler
Here’s what progress is really like: When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that last blow that did it—but all that had gone before. -Atomic Habits, p.21 Continue reading Feeling discourage by a lack of progress?
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