You learn nothing from success. You only learn from failure. You Learn from experience. Experience is what you got when you didn’t get what you wanted.
— Howard Marks From https://overcast.fm/+F21yde8zo
Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value
– Albert Einsten
We would have greater success in achieving our goals if we tried not so much to control time — an impossibility, as it is outside us — and instead tried to control energy — eminently possible, as it is within us
Chasing Daylight – how my forthcoming death transformed my life P. 76
… We would have greater success in achieving our goals if we tried not so much to control time — an impossibility, as it is outside us — and instead tried to control energy — eminently possible, as it is within us.”
The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything
–Warren Buffett
The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.”
A friend gave me a list of things that let you know you are old. Some are silly, others are serious …
— Reflections on the Art of Living A Joseph Campbell companion P. 68
A friend gave me a list of things that let you know you are old. Some are silly, others are serious.
One is ‘ … when you sink your teeth into a juicy steak and they stay there.’ Another is ‘… when your back goes out more often that you do.’ …
the really serious one is ‘…when you have gotten to the top of the ladder and find it’s against the wrong wall.’
And that’s where so many people are. It’s dreadful. And then, Jesus, to descend the whole ladder and start up another … Forget the ladder and just wander, bump around.”
What do you suppose will satisfy the soul, except to walk free and own no superior?
— Walt Whitman
What do you suppose will satisfy the soul, except to walk free and own no superior?”