Named as “N1 long-term priority in life & for wellbeing” by participants of Harvard’s longest study of adult life (NOT: career, wealth, achievements, fame, etc.) // (besides basic needs)
Underestimated in young age, but later in life most adults change their mind & have regrets. // (paraphrased from the same study)
{Mike Krzyzewski} “You have to work hard at staying in contact with your friends, so that the relationships will continue and live on. Friendships, along with love, make life worth living”
{Nassim Taleb} “If smth is boring, avoid it, because your biology is the best nonsense detector; use it to navigate your life”
{René Descartes} “Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it”
{Rumi} “As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears”
{Napoleon Hill} “If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way”
{Beverly Sills} “There are no shortcuts to any place worth going”
{Woody Allen} “80 percent of success is showing up”
{R.L. Stevenson} “Judge each day by the seeds you’ve planted, not by the harvest you reap”
{Warren Buffet} “I learned to go into business only with people whom I like, trust, and admire”
{Michael Moritz} “Follow your instinct” - my N1 mantra in life”
{Ben Franklin} “Perform with courage what’s necessary, no exceptions”
{Warren Buffet} “The fastest way to do the things you think can not be done, is to hang around people already doing them. Choose your environment very, very seriously & wisely”
{Ray Dalio} “Go to pain & discomfort rather than avoid them”
{Peter Thiel} “Aim to work together with people who you want to have life-long relationships. Otherwise you are poorly investing your time - N1 valuable asset”
{Ray Dalio} “The key is to fail, learn & improve quickly. The faster you adapt - the better”
{Ray Dalio} “Become an imperfectionist. Perfectionists spend too much time on little differences at the expense of the important things”
{Dalai Lama} “Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful luck”
{Jordan Peterson} “Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today”
{Martin L. King} “You don't have to see the whole staircase. Just take the first step”
{Lee Kuan Yew} “Determination creates a huge internal drive & focus. People feel if you are determined or not”
{Doris Lessing} “Whatever you're meant to do - try to do it now. The conditions are always impossible”
{Charlie Munger} “Face your big troubles. Do not sweep them under the rug”
{Esther Duflor} “Spend more time "in the field”. It’s only through this exposure you can learn how wrong most of your intuitions & preconceptions are”
{Paulo Coelho} “Path of wisdom means taking risks & not being afraid to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat & despair - tools used to show us the way”
{Charlie Munger} “To get what you want - deserve it”
“Environment always trumps your intentions & power of will”