gillesdc

“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything,”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

“Doubting yourself can lead to a sense of hopelessness, of not being inherently fit to take on the task at hand. All or nothing thinking is a nonstarter.

However, doubting the quality of your work might, at times, help to improve it. You can doubt your way to excellence.”
― Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

“Verbosity wastes a portion of the reader’s or listener’s life.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“the human mind does not run on logic any more than a horse runs on petrol”
― Rory Sutherland, Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense