Sandra Montalvo

“Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually is. The subject doesn’t matter: we’re right about politics, other people, our memories; you name it. We mistake what we believe for the true facts.
Of course, we can’t be right about everything all the time. Everyone makes mistakes or misremembers some things. But we still want to feel right all the time, and ideally get other people to reinforce that feeling. Hence, we channel inordinate amounts of energy to proving to others—or ourselves—that we’re right. When this happens, we’re less concerned with outcomes and more concerned with protecting our egos.”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

“There is always something you can do in the moment today to better your position tomorrow. You might not be able to solve the problem, but your next action will make the situation better or worse. There is always an action you can control, however tiny, that helps you achieve progress.”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

“it’s only after we accept reality that we can attempt to change it.”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

“What happens in ordinary moments determines your future.”
― Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results