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“Those qualities that separate us are often ridiculed by others or criticized by teachers.
Because of these judgments, we might see our strengths as disabilities and try to work around them in order to fit in. But anything that is peculiar to our makeup is precisely what we must pay the deepest attention to and lean on in our rise to mastery.”
― Mastery
Because of these judgments, we might see our strengths as disabilities and try to work around them in order to fit in. But anything that is peculiar to our makeup is precisely what we must pay the deepest attention to and lean on in our rise to mastery.”
― Mastery
“I spend a lot of time un-suiciding this suicide mission.”
― Project Hail Mary
― Project Hail Mary
“Work fast."
"Yeah." I point at the screen. "First I have to wait for my computer to wake up."
"Hurry."
"Okay, I'll wait faster."
"Sarcasm.”
― Project Hail Mary
"Yeah." I point at the screen. "First I have to wait for my computer to wake up."
"Hurry."
"Okay, I'll wait faster."
"Sarcasm.”
― Project Hail Mary
“You must avoid at all cost the idea that you can manage learning several skills at a time. You need to develop your powers of concentration, and understand that trying to multitask will be the death of the process.”
― Mastery
― Mastery
“An efflorescence of creativity rarely occurs in a genial milieu; even a modicum of strife, whether in the home or in society at large, can spur great work in both art and literature.”
― GRE Literature in English
― GRE Literature in English
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