“The desire for more positive experience is itself a negative experience. And, paradoxically, the acceptance of one’s negative experience is itself a positive experience.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“This entitlement plays out in one of two ways:
1. I’m awesome and the rest of you all suck, so I deserve special treatment.
2. I suck and the rest of you are all awesome, so I deserve special treatment.
Opposite mindset on the outside, but the same selfish creamy core in the middle.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
1. I’m awesome and the rest of you all suck, so I deserve special treatment.
2. I suck and the rest of you are all awesome, so I deserve special treatment.
Opposite mindset on the outside, but the same selfish creamy core in the middle.”
― The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
“It’s a very good idea to have a general sense of your goals in life, and an equally good idea not to get too rigid about your path. Stay open to possibility: let other people in, and listen when new opportunities present themselves.”
― The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life
― The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life
“People are naturally drawn to the things they feel comfortable doing, and comfort is a marker for talent.”
― How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
― How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life
“There is no love of life without despair of life.”
― Lyrical and Critical Essays
― Lyrical and Critical Essays
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