Abdullah Alfa'adel

“While I used to get angry and frustrated at people because of the choices they made, I came to realize that they weren’t intentionally acting in a way that seemed counterproductive; they were just living out things as they saw them, based on how their brains worked.”
― Ray Dalio, Principles: Life and Work

“وقد زعموا أن المحب إذا دنا, يَملُّ وَأنَّ النَّأْيَ يَشْفِي مِنَ الْوَجْدِ
بَكُلٍّ تدَاوَيْنَا فلمْ يُشْفَ ما بِنَا, على أنَّ قُرْبَ الدَّارِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْبُعْدِ
على أَنَّ قُرْبَ الدَّارِ ليسَ بِنافِعٍ, إذا كان مَنْ تَهْواهُ ليس بِذي وُدِّ!”
― قيس بن الملوح, ديوان قيس بن الملوح: مجنون ليلى

“imagining what might happen if one’s circumstances were different was the only sure route to madness.”
― Amor Towles, A Gentleman in Moscow

“Gross rental income (including utilities fee) –  Mortgage payment (including principal, interest, taxes, and insurance) – Cost of utilities –  Vacancy allowance (10 percent of gross rents) –  Maintenance and CapEx (estimated at 1 percent of the property’s value, divided by 12 for monthly cost) –  Property management (10 percent of gross rents) Cash flow”
― Scott Trench, First-Time Home Buyer: The Complete Playbook to Avoiding Rookie Mistakes