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“Forty hour workweeks are a relic of the Industrial Age. Knowledge workers function like athletes — train and sprint, then rest and reassess.”
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“Remember that you are an actor in a play, the character of which is determined by the Playwright: if He wishes the play to be short, it is short; if long, it is long; if He wishes you to play the part of a beggar, remember to act even this role adroitly; and so if your role be that of a cripple, an official, or a layman. For this is your business, to play admirably the role assigned you; but the selection of that role is Another's.”
― Enchiridion: Including the Discourses of Epictetus and Fragments
― Enchiridion: Including the Discourses of Epictetus and Fragments
“I don't count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count.”
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“Only the autodidacts are free.”
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
― Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
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