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It would be truly foolish to let the decline of communism blind us to the long-term contradictions in a free market economy unrestrained by considerations of the environment and social justice, and driven by heedless consumerism, instant
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“Indecision leads to inaction, which leads to low energy, depression, despair.”
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has to go through to achieve that beauty.” — Dr. Maya Angelou”
― Your Hidden Superpowers: How the Whole Truth of Failure Can Change Our Lives
― Your Hidden Superpowers: How the Whole Truth of Failure Can Change Our Lives
“In the long run, the war against mastery, the path of patient, dedicated effort without attachment to immediate results, is a war that can’t be won.”
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
“If you study calligraphy, you will find that those who are not so clever usually become the best calligraphers. Those who are very clever with their hands often encounter great difficulty after they have reached a certain stage. This is also true in art, and in life.” The best horse, according to Suzuki, may be the worst horse. And the worst horse can be the best, for if it perseveres, it will have learned whatever it is practicing all the way to the marrow of its bones.”
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
“But even after we’ve just caught the winning pass in the Superbowl, there’s always tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. If our life is a good one, a life of mastery, most of it will be spent on the plateau. If not, a large part of it may well be spent in restless, distracted, ultimately self-destructive attempts to escape the plateau. The question remains: Where in our upbringing, our schooling, our career are we explicitly taught to value, to enjoy, even to love the plateau, the long stretch of diligent effort with no seeming progress?”
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
― Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment
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