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“Remember that if you don’t prioritize your life someone else will.”
― Greg Mckeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“If it isn’t a clear yes, then it’s a clear no.”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“What if we stopped celebrating being busy as a measurement of importance? What if instead we celebrated how much time we had spent listening, pondering, meditating, and enjoying time with the most important people in our lives?”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“Sometimes what you don’t do is just as important as what you do.”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“The reality is, saying yes to any opportunity by definition requires saying no to several others.”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“NO IS A COMPLETE SENTENCE. —Anne Lamott”
― Greg Mckeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“You can do anything but not everything”
― Greg McKeown, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

“Workaholics aren't heroes. They don't save the day, they just use it up. The real hero is home because she figured out a faster way”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“If circumstances change, your decisions can change. Decisions are temporary.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“Workaholics don't actually accomplish more than nonworkaholics. They may claim to be perfectionists, but that just mean they're wasting time fixating on inconsequential details instead of moving on to the next task.”
― Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson, Rework

“When you treat people like children, you get children’s work.”
― Jason Fried, ReWork

“Whenever you can, swap “Let’s think about it” for “Let’s decide on it.” Commit to making decisions. Don’t wait for the perfect solution. Decide and move forward.”
― Jason Fried, ReWork

“When everything constantly needs approval, you create a culture of nonthinkers.”
― Jason Fried, Rework

“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“Conflict brings out truth, creativity, and resolution.”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

“Hope is not a strategy”
― Chris Voss, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

“Some people spend their entire lives waiting for the time to be right to make an improvement.”
― James Clear, Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

“data outlives code.”
― Martin Kleppmann, Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

“A database is just a tool: how you use it is up to you.”
― Martin Kleppmann, Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

“The fastest and most reliable network request is no network request at all!”
― Martin Kleppmann, Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems

“Things that have never happened before happen all the time.”
― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

“Controlling your time is the highest dividend money pays.”
― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

“Independence, to me, doesn’t mean you’ll stop working. It means you only do the work you like with people you like at the times you want for as long as you want.”
― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

“progress happens too slowly to notice, but setbacks happen too quickly to ignore.”
― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

“Nothing is as good or as bad as it seems.”
― Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

“Who you are is defined by what you’re willing to struggle for.”
― Mark Manson, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life