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“Life is indistinguishable from effortful maintenance”
― Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos

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“The pain associated with the fear of failure is often stronger than the pain of the failure itself”
― Tal Ben-Shahar

tags: perfectionism

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“The bottom line on culture and grit is: If you want to be grittier, find a gritty culture and join it. If you’re a leader, and you want the people in your organization to be grittier, create a gritty culture.”
― Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

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“Have a fierce resolve in everything you do.” “Demonstrate determination, resiliency, and tenacity.” “Do not let temporary setbacks become permanent excuses.” And, finally, “Use mistakes and problems as opportunities to get better—not reasons to quit.”
― Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

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“Hans Eysenck. “Scientists, especially when they leave the particular field in which they are specialized, are just as ordinary, pig-headed, and unreasonable as everybody else,” he wrote in the 1950s. “And their unusually high intelligence only makes their prejudices all the more dangerous.”
― David Robson, The Intelligence Trap: Why Smart People Make Dumb Mistakes

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