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Parkinson’s Law dictates that a task will swell in (perceived) importance and complexity in relation to the time allotted for its completion.
“I can’t give you a surefire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time. —HERBERT BAYARD SWOPE, American editor and journalist; first recipient of the Pulitzer Prize”
― The 4-Hour Workweek
― The 4-Hour Workweek
“Focus on being productive instead of busy.”
― The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
― The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
“Most people will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.”
― The 4-Hour Workweek
― The 4-Hour Workweek
“Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.”
― The 4-Hour Workweek
― The 4-Hour Workweek
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’ You won’t believe what you can accomplish by attempting the impossible with the courage to repeatedly fail better.”
― The 4-Hour Workweek
― The 4-Hour Workweek
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