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2026-01-01

My Quotes Database 2026

tags: quotes

  • 01/02/26 - Daniel Miessler’s on how to solve problems.

High Agency

“…It’s roughly the ability to solve problems by believing they’re not unsolvable if they don’t defy physics. Or: A sense that the story given to you by other people about what you can/cannot do is just that - a story.”

– Daniel Miessler in – Unsupervised Learning NO. 474

  • 01/02/26 - Daniel Miessler’s thoughts on raising children.

How Much Do Flaws and Traumas Enhance Us?

“I worry a lot about making life too easy, as a society, or as parents. It’s a timeless struggle where parents suffer and want to make sure their children don’t, but then end up making lesser adults…”

– Daniel Miessler in – Unsupervised Learning NO. 474

  • 01/06/26 - James Clear on goals and lifestyles.

“New goals don’t deliver new results. New lifestyles do. And a lifestyle is a process, not an outcome. For this reason, all of your energy should go into building better habits, not chasing better results.”

– James Clear in – 3-2-1: How to make changes that last, the key to productivity, and a simple way to find your true self

  • 01/06/26 - James Clear on goals and lifestyles.

“Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are.

  • The goal is not to read a book, the goal is to become a reader.
  • The goal is not to run a marathon, the goal is to become a runner.
  • The goal is not to learn an instrument, the goal is to become a musician.

Every action you take is a vote for the type of person you wish to become. No single instance will transform your beliefs, but as the votes build up, so does the evidence of your new identity.

This year, focus on the identity you want to build.”

– James Clear in – 3-2-1: How to make changes that last, the key to productivity, and a simple way to find your true self

  • 01/16/26 - Gary Tan on strategy.

“Always play the hand you have, not the one you wish you had.”

– Gary Tan in – 3-2-1: On comparison, life strategy, and stopping negative thought spirals

  • 01/17/26 - James Clear on habits and procrastination.

“Missing once is an accident.

Missing twice is the start of a new habit.”

– James Clear in – Cybersecurity Goals for 2026

  • 01/27/26 - CGP Grey on politics.

Rule 0

Without power you can affect nothing

– CGP Grey in – You Would Be a Terrible Leader

  • 02/23/26 - Climber Elizabeth Rose on suffering:

“Suffering isn’t something I avoid. It’s something I love—I love what it brings, what’s on the other side of it. When we’re climbing Mt. Everest, we’re all suffering together, facing the same battle, chasing the same dream. Suffering makes the accomplishment that much more fulfilling.”

– Elizabeth Rose in – Taste in People

  • 03/04/26 - Shane Parrish on arguing with a fool:

Arguing with a fool doesn’t change them; it changes you.

– Shane Parrish in – Internal Battles

  • 03/04/26 - Shane Parrish on talent and potential:

Talent and potential mean nothing if you can’t consistently do the boring things when you don’t feel like doing them.

– Shane Parrish in – Internal Battles