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2025-01-01

My Quotes Database 2025

tags: quotes

  • Undated - Linus Sebastian on accepting, stoism, it is what it is.

You can’t win and you just have to be okay with it.

– Linus Sebastian in – An Unfiltered Conversation with Linus Tech Tips

  • Undated - Daniel Miessler on favoring someone.

To find out who rules over you, simply determine who you’re not allowed to criticize.

– Voltaire in UL NO. 406: OpenAI Launches Custom AIs, Okta’s New Breach, EFF’s Browser Privacy Checker

  • Undated - James Clear on life. I really like this quote.

“Many of the best things in life are endless.

Being in a great relationship. Staying fit and healthy. Doing work that fulfills you. Being a good parent, coach, or teacher.

Stop worrying about accomplishing these things and instead focus on building a life where you continually practice them.

The important stuff has no finish line.”

– James Clear in – # 3-2-1: On balancing gratitude and ambition, the best things in life, and feeling like you have enough

  • Undated - James Clear on how to optimize doing what you love.

“Brainstorm some answers to these questions:

  • Which activity makes you the most money per minute?
  • Which activity delivers the most excitement per minute?
  • Which activity creates the most connection per minute?
  • Which activity provides you the most laughter per minute?

And which activity is the best blend?”

– James Clear in – # 3-2-1: The importance of bad days, making the most money per minute, and how to start a revolution

  • Undated - James Clear on communication.

“One easy way to show you care about others is to ask them questions about their life.

  • What are they excited about?
  • What are they working on?
  • What are they hoping for?

Simply asking the question and listening thoughtfully is an act of generosity. You’re giving them the gift of attention.”

– James Clear in – # 3-2-1: On having high standards, the secret to willpower, and how to be strong yet flexible

  • Undated - James Clear on focusing on the journey instead of the reward. This is what I’m trying to do right now, enjoying everything before that destination.

My takeaway? Do things where you enjoy the journey because many times the chase will end up being more fun than the reward.

– James Clear in – # 3-2-1: On having high standards, the secret to willpower, and how to be strong yet flexible

  • Undated - Shane Parrish on doing more things after work.

Mandatory work earns you a living. Voluntary work earns you a future.

The work you do during regular hours earns you a paycheck, but it’s what you do (or don’t do) outside of those hours that earns you opportunity.

I’ve seen many people fight this insight, and almost none of them win.

– Shane Parrish in – A Hunger for Excellence

  • Undated - James Clear on just doing it instead of hesitating.

“Many situations in life are similar to going on a hike: the view changes once you start walking.

You don’t need all the answers right now. New paths will reveal themselves if you have the courage to get started.”

– James Clear in – # 3-2-1: On what love looks like, the courage to eliminate, and where the grass is greener

  • Undated - James Clear on bouncing out of frustration.

“Earlier this week I ​read a line​ that stood out to me, “Your goal in life should be to reduce the amount of time it takes you to get out of a bad state.”

The ability to bounce back quickly is a key skill in life.

My wife once told me, “When you’re five, you can be mad for a day. When you’re ten, you can be mad for an hour. By the time you’re thirty, you get ten minutes—and then you have to move on.”

Life is full of moments of frustration and disappointment. Growth and maturity is learning to pull yourself out of a bad state faster.”

– James Clear in – 3-2-1: Being great today, what to do when things don’t go well, and favorite type of mental toughness

  • Undated - James clear on sunk cost fallacy. Really helpful way on explaining it to people in other words.

Are you doing this because it makes you feel curious and alive, or because inertia makes it easy to continue doing and you’re hesitant to let go?

– James Clear in – 3-2-1: Being great today, what to do when things don’t go well, and favorite type of mental toughness

  • Undated - Shane Parrish on networking.

The best way to network is to do something interesting.

When you do interesting work in public, a network will form around you.

– Shane Parrish in – A Hunger for Excellence