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With humility may I reap my own power, and at the end of the journey, I hope I learn when to stand small so others can feel tall.
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Ryder Carroll
“Mark Twain once wrote, “I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”49 Worry has a way of holding our attention hostage. This is especially true for things we can’t control due to the elevated level of uncertainty. We burn through a lot of resources obsessing over possible outcomes and forming contingency plans, but in reality we’re just fueling our anxiety. Trying to think our way out of situations beyond our control may feel productive, but it’s nothing more than a powerful distraction. Worry baits us with the promise of a solution but usually offers none.”
Ryder Carroll, The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future

Ryder Carroll
“The more content you try to capture during a lecture or a meeting, the less you're thinking about what's being said. You burn through most of your attention parroting the source.”
Ryder Carroll, The Bullet Journal Method: Track Your Past, Order Your Present, Plan Your Future

Masanobu Fukuoka
“Speaking biologically, fruit in a slightly shriveled state is holding its respiration and energy consumption down to the lowest possible level. It is like a person in meditation: his metabolism, respiration, and calorie consumption reach an extremely low level. Even if he fasts, the energy within the body will be conserved. In the same way, when mandarin oranges grow wrinkled, when fruit shrivels, when vegetables wilt, they are in the state that will preserve their food value for the longest possible time.”
Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

Mark Twain
“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
Mark Twain

Timothy Ferriss
“If you are insecure, guess what? The rest of the world is, too. Do not overestimate the competition and underestimate yourself. You are better than you think.”
Timothy Ferriss, The 4-Hour Workweek

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