the barber also needs a barber because they can't cut their own hair 

The unsung heroes are those navigating life’s complexities, aka poorly defined problems, with grace and wisdom. – Kai

“This is the only real concern of the artist,
to recreate out of the disorder of life
that order which is art.”
 
James Baldwin 

"A great relationship is not only finding the person you have fun with, but also finding the person you want to be bored with. The beauty of long-term relationships is often hidden in boring, ordinary moments."

A friend is one who knows all about you and still respects you.

What will your legacy look like?

The secret to happiness is adaptability. 
As long as you don't let small ruin your perfect plan or quickly find to overcome the problems you will be just fine 

Wisdom lies in correctly discerning where we are free to mold reality to our desires and where we must accept the unaltered with tranquility.

– Seneca

Name your octopus. Hold it out, look at it, and put it down. Take a deep breath, and keep moving.

Software engineer David Clarke on priorities:

"20 years from now, the only people who will remember that you worked late are your kids." 

High achievers push themselves through the discomfort and discontent rather than trying to escape it with distraction.

Humans may be wired to pursue happiness, but we’re not too well equipped to experience it.

Painter Vincent Van Gogh on pushing yourself:

"I am always doing what I can't do yet in order to learn how to do it." 

Don't wait to start writing until you have something to say. Start writing so you can find out what you have to say.

You first idea is rarely your best idea. It can take a lot of reps before you discover something worth keeping.

Elsewhereism is the urge to always seek a better elsewhere – whether that’s a different job, partner or continent. It’s what drives progress. But it can also lead to unhappiness. If someone is always looking for a better elsewhere, they are never appreciating the qualities of the here-and-now.

hedonic treadmill: we’re always running toward what we think will make us happier, and always ending up back where we started.

‘It does allow people to escape from the oppressiveness of the “I”,’ says Seligman.

"To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the stars shine brightest”.  - Napoleon Hill

The point of wealth, after all, is optionality.

“Be big enough to admit mistakes,
smart enough to profit from them,
strong enough to correct them.”
-John C. Maxwell

Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.”

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.”

— Mark Twain

Happiness comes from contribution, not consumption.

    “There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.” — Bette Davis 🥂

i am building sandcastles for people who don't care

Learn to let go, or be prepared to be dragged.

The more we partake of each other’s presence, the more human we become, and remain.

I love this description of addiction/compulsion: when you can’t get enough of the thing you don’t want.

“Most people die at 25, we just don’t bury them until they’re 70.”

“Multi-culture is the real culture of the world — a pure race doesn’t exist.”