“Achievement is just a moment in pencil unless you can share it with people you care about.”
    
― The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
  ― The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
      “Parents are like consumer brands in that, as kids, we remember only two or three key things about them, missing the nuance you only appreciate as you get older and realize people are complicated.”
    
― The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
  ― The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning
      “To-do lists just perpetuate the feeling of "unfinishedness" that dogs modern life.”
    
― Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
  ― Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
      “Suppose you are a president of a country and have no idea how to run it. What do you do? You predict "difficult years" ahead, ask your citizens to "tighten their belts," and then promise to improve the situation only after this "delicate stage" of "cleansing,' "purification," and "restructuring." Naturally you leave the duration and severity of the period open.”
    
― The Art of Thinking Clearly
  ― The Art of Thinking Clearly
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