The self

• "Your thoughts are not orders. Merely suggestions. You have the power to choose which option to follow."
  • James Clear
• "Motivation is what you spend the most time thinking about"
  • Dr. Alok Kanojia (paraphrased)
• "Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are."
  • José Ortega y Gasset
• "Self-esteem is just the reputation that you have with yourself. You'll always know."
  • Naval Ravikant
• "When people hesitate to give honest feedback on an idea, draft, or performance, I ask for a 0-10 score. No one ever says 10. Then I ask how I can get closer to a 10."
  • Adam Grant
• "The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good, and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back."
  • Abigail Van Buren ("Dear Abby")
• "I can't tell you how many times I don't feel like training and tell myself, 'I'll just do one set and see how I feel.' You would think it would stop working at some point, but I almost always end up doing the whole workout. Just start. Do a little and see what happens."
  • James Clear
• "We need to redefine 'hard work' to include 'hard thinking.'

The person who outsmarts you is out working you. The person who finds shortcuts is out working you. The person with a better strategy is out working you. Usually, the hardest work is thinking of a better way to do it."

• James Clear

Studying tips

• "If you pay attention in class, ask what you ignore, and share what you know, you will never have to study."
  • Youtube comment

Regarding others

• "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain."
  • James Baldwin

Regarding opportunities

• "Every opportunity is attached to a person. Opportunities do not float like clouds in the sky. They’re attached to people. If you’re looking for an opportunity — including one that has a financial payoff — you’re really looking for a person."
  • Ben Casnocha