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The life of an Essentialist is a life lived without regret. If you have correctly identified what really matters, if you invest your time and energy in it, then it is difficult to regret the choices you make. You become proud of the life
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“For us to change, it has to start with more than desire. Anyone can want to learn to swim, but until we drop into the frigid chill of the water for the first time, all that desire is pure bullshit.”
― Put the F**king Phone Down: Life. Can't Wait.
― Put the F**king Phone Down: Life. Can't Wait.
“It’s easy to fall away from the church, no matter the closeness to it in times past. I have done it. So have you. Grown people can do as they please. The 10:30 Sunday morning movie is even an excuse I use. So are Saturday nights that should have ended a lot earlier.”
― Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You
― Kathy Sue Loudermilk, I Love You
“while we can see how much money other people spend on cars, homes, clothes, and vacations, we don’t get to see their goals, worries, and aspirations. A young lawyer aiming to be a partner at a prestigious law firm might need to maintain an appearance that I, a writer who can work in sweatpants, have no need for. But when his purchases set my own expectations, I’m wandering down a path of potential disappointment because I’m spending the money without the career boost he’s getting. We might not even have different styles. We’re just playing a different game.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
“History is littered with good ideas taken too far, which are indistinguishable from bad ideas.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
“When most people say they want to be a millionaire, what they might actually mean is “I’d like to spend a million dollars.” And that is literally the opposite of being a millionaire.”
― The Psychology of Money
― The Psychology of Money
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