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Every year there are more referees and fewer doers.
- Elon Musk by Walter Issacson
- Elon Musk by Walter Issacson
February 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Every year there are more referees and fewer doers.
- Elon Musk by Walter Issacson
- Elon Musk by Walter Issacson
The pope asked Michelangelo: “Tell me the secret of your genius. How have you created the statue of David, the masterpiece of all masterpieces?” Michelangelo’s answer: “It’s simple. I removed everything that is not David.”
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
January 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The pope asked Michelangelo: “Tell me the secret of your genius. How have you created the statue of David, the masterpiece of all masterpieces?” Michelangelo’s answer: “It’s simple. I removed everything that is not David.”
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Talk depletes us. Talking and doing fight for the same resources.
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
January 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Talk depletes us. Talking and doing fight for the same resources.
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
Revolution is a term that people use only when you’re successful. Before that, you’re just a quirky person who does things differently.
- Anything you want by Derek Sivers
- Anything you want by Derek Sivers
January 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Revolution is a term that people use only when you’re successful. Before that, you’re just a quirky person who does things differently.
- Anything you want by Derek Sivers
- Anything you want by Derek Sivers
You’re better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole. So start chopping. Getting to great starts by cutting out stuff that’s merely good.
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
January 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
You’re better off with a kick-ass half than a half-assed whole. So start chopping. Getting to great starts by cutting out stuff that’s merely good.
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle .
- Elon Musk by Walter Issacson
- Elon Musk by Walter Issacson
January 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A maniacal sense of urgency is our operating principle .
- Elon Musk by Walter Issacson
- Elon Musk by Walter Issacson
It’s okay to be envious—but only of the person you aspire to become.
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
January 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It’s okay to be envious—but only of the person you aspire to become.
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Humble in our aspirations. Gracious in our success. Resilient in our failures.
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
January 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Humble in our aspirations. Gracious in our success. Resilient in our failures.
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
"No business plan survives first contact with customers.” - Steve Blank
- Anything you want by Derek Sivers
- Anything you want by Derek Sivers
January 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"No business plan survives first contact with customers.” - Steve Blank
- Anything you want by Derek Sivers
- Anything you want by Derek Sivers
Small is not just a stepping-stone. Small is a great destination in itself.
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
January 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Small is not just a stepping-stone. Small is a great destination in itself.
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
- Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
The only rules are the ones dictated by the laws of physics. Everything else is a recommendation.
- Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
- Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
January 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The only rules are the ones dictated by the laws of physics. Everything else is a recommendation.
- Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
- Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson
The human brain seeks patterns and rules. In fact, it takes it one step further: If it finds no familiar patterns, it simply invents some.
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
January 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The human brain seeks patterns and rules. In fact, it takes it one step further: If it finds no familiar patterns, it simply invents some.
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
- The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, your worst enemy already lives inside you: your ego.
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
January 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, your worst enemy already lives inside you: your ego.
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
- Ego is the enemy by Ryan Holiday
Whoever you blame has power over you, so blame only yourself.
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
January 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Whoever you blame has power over you, so blame only yourself.
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
The biggest obstacle to learning is assuming you already know.
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
January 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The biggest obstacle to learning is assuming you already know.
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
Letting one save face! How important, how vitally important that is! And how few of us ever stop to think of it!
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
January 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Letting one save face! How important, how vitally important that is! And how few of us ever stop to think of it!
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
Society is founded not on the ideals but on the nature of man.
- The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
- The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
January 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Society is founded not on the ideals but on the nature of man.
- The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
- The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
J P Morgan observed, in one of his analytical interludes, that a person usually has two reasons for doing a thing: one that sounds good and a real one.
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
January 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
J P Morgan observed, in one of his analytical interludes, that a person usually has two reasons for doing a thing: one that sounds good and a real one.
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
Young, Penniless and Inexperienced? Excellent. You have an advantage that neither education nor upbringing, nor even money, can buy—you have almost nothing. And therefore you have almost nothing to lose.
- How to get rich by Felix Dennis
- How to get rich by Felix Dennis
January 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Young, Penniless and Inexperienced? Excellent. You have an advantage that neither education nor upbringing, nor even money, can buy—you have almost nothing. And therefore you have almost nothing to lose.
- How to get rich by Felix Dennis
- How to get rich by Felix Dennis
People say they’re not doing the work because it’s hard. But it’s hard because they’re not doing the work.
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
January 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
People say they’re not doing the work because it’s hard. But it’s hard because they’re not doing the work.
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
- How to Live by Derek Sivers
Since men love freedom, and the freedom of individuals in society requires some regulation of conduct, the first condition of freedom is its limitation; make it absolute and it dies in chaos.
- The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
- The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
January 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Since men love freedom, and the freedom of individuals in society requires some regulation of conduct, the first condition of freedom is its limitation; make it absolute and it dies in chaos.
- The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
- The Lessons of History by Will and Ariel Durant
‘Make people feel something – either way.’ Indifference - when people don’t love you or hate you - is the least profitable outcome.
- The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett
- The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett
January 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
‘Make people feel something – either way.’ Indifference - when people don’t love you or hate you - is the least profitable outcome.
- The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett
- The Diary of a CEO by Steven Bartlett
Resolve to do something every single day that moves you toward your major goal. You have heard the old question, “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer is “One bite at a time!”
- Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy
- Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy
January 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Resolve to do something every single day that moves you toward your major goal. You have heard the old question, “How do you eat an elephant?” The answer is “One bite at a time!”
- Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy
- Eat that Frog by Brian Tracy
According to former Harvard president Charles W. Eliot, “There is no mystery about successful business intercourse. . . . Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you is very important. Nothing else is so flattering as that.”
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
January 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
According to former Harvard president Charles W. Eliot, “There is no mystery about successful business intercourse. . . . Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you is very important. Nothing else is so flattering as that.”
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
- How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie
If you are young and reading this then I ask you to remember just this: you are richer than anyone older than you, and far richer than those who are much older.
- How to get rich by Felix Dennis
- How to get rich by Felix Dennis
January 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
If you are young and reading this then I ask you to remember just this: you are richer than anyone older than you, and far richer than those who are much older.
- How to get rich by Felix Dennis
- How to get rich by Felix Dennis