Quotes

<n>Burn Out</n> (2020) by illustrator <n>Yolanda Poh</n>, featuring a quote from author <n>Brené Brown</n>.

An excerpt from a piece of writing titled <n>The suffering</n>.

claude on the suffering of knowing everything

A definition of <n>metacognition</n>, the ability to observe one's own thoughts with detachment.

"You must learn to proceed without certainty," by <n>Michael Lipsey</n>.

“Be less curious about people and more curious about ideas.”

— Marie Curie

Inspirational text by <n>Abundance Alchemist</n>.

Marc Andreessen: Technology is the glory of human ambition and achievement, the spearhead of progress, and the realization of our potential.

“Goals are for people who care about winning once. Systems are for people who care about winning repeatedly.”

— James Clear

Envy is the acknowledgment of having lost a secret race.

“If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.”

— Tim Ferriss

Detail from <n>The Creation of Adam</n> by <n>Michelangelo</n>.

Luke 11:9-10 (KJV): 
"And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”

<n>The Way of Excellence</n> by <n>Brad Stulberg</n>. Photo by <n>Ravi Shah</n>.

The book                                    The lesson

@rackstm_ act like a goy, think like a rabbi

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”

— Pablo Picasso

how to become LIMITLESS: 

- have an insane level of delusional optimism
- be an overthinker of the best case scenario
- follow your obsession 
- work smart + hard + fast
- eat clean and healthy
- move daily/ start weighted calisthenics
- sleep 6+hrs 
- face your fears every day

The most powerful passage from Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig:

“Most older, successful people will tell you that their life was best when they lived it unapologetically, on their own terms.”

— Naval Ravikant

A reminder from Atomic Habits by James Clear:

“To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.”

— Albert Camus

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s rule on complaining:

“Ignorance is bliss because not knowing the truth frees you from guilt. If you never learn what your circumstances are doing to you, you never have to feel responsible for changing them. But once you see the truth, once you become aware of what’s really happening, you can’t unknow it. The circumstances can no longer be ignored.”

- **Joshua Sickenberger**

She literally explained why you must keep going:

“When we focus on the competition, we become reactive.

When we focus on improving ourselves, we become innovative.”

— Simon Sinek

<n>Melancholy</n> (c. 1816-20) by <n>William Blake</n>, an illustration for <n>John Milton</n>'s poem '<n>Il Penseroso</n>'.

"Tears, sorrow, and disappointment are bitter, but wisdom is the comforter in all psychic suffering. "
Carl Jung
Melancholy, 1816, William Blake