Arnav

“You told me that I was your rose, but in the winter you turned your attention to all the other flowers in the garden instead of tending to my fallen petals.”
― Courtney Peppernell, Pillow Thoughts

“What I “discovered” was that happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not something that money can buy or power command. It does not depend on outside events, but, rather, on how we interpret them. Happiness, in fact, is a condition that must be prepared for, cultivated, and defended privately by each person. People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience

“Research shows that if you spend too much time imagining the outcome, you’re less motivated to actually do the work to get there.”
― Michael Bungay Stanier, The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever

“Our perceptions about our lives are the outcome of many forces that shape experience, each having an impact on whether we feel good or bad.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience