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  • If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking - Haruki Murakami
  • The more you know, the more you realize you don't know." — Aristotle
  • Always be learning, always be asking questions
  • Create more than you consume
  • Be humble. For the world will force humbleness upon you.
  • Momentum builds momentum
  • Thinking about the effort and hard work is what is keeping us stuck, instead of thinking of the pay off.
  • ABC - Always Be Curious
  • Small steps lead to significant progress.
  • We suffer more in imagination than in reality - Seneca
  • Only the disciplined ones in life are free - Eluid Kipchoge
  • You can have 1000 problems in life until you have a health problem. Then you only have 1 problem.
  • The Red Car Theory: the idea that once you start focusing on something, you begin to notice it everywhere due to selective attention and confirmation bias.
  • Don't be afraid of losing people. Be afraid of losing yourself by trying to please everyone around you.
  • Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people - Eleanor Roosevolt
  • Be mindful of your self-talk. It's a conversation with the Universe - David James
  • Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection - Mark Twain
  • Health is not valued till sickness comes - Thomas Fuller
  • You become like the people you hang around, and to a great degree, you end up going wherever they're headed - Bob Goff
  • Lack of boundaries invites lack of respect - Unknown
  • The moment you have an instinct to act on a goal you must 5-4-3-2-1 and physically move or your brain will stop you - The 5 Second rule by Mel Robbins
  • If I had to suggest one effective productivity method, it has be the Pomodoro Technique for its simple structure and powerful impact on focus and efficiency.
  • The mind is a master at creating imaginery disasters. You spiral, overanalyze, and hesitate, stuck in an endless loop of fear-based thinking.
  • Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
  • There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of your will - Epictetus
  • Let go of perfection, embrace progress
  • Don't mistake kindness for weakness
  • Teaching is one of best forms of learning
  • If you don't ask, the answer is always no.
  • The path of least risk is the greatest risk of all (From a medium article)
  • Protégé Effect - a concept in learning that suggests we learn more effectively by teaching information to others.
  • Discipline over motivation anyday.
  • Patience is the key
  • Embrace boredom. There's a separate chapter in the book 'Deep Work' by Cal Newport which talks about why boredom is necessary for thoughts and creative ideas to generate.
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