Francis Cyriac

“In the economy of action, effort is a cost, and the acquisition of skill is driven by the balance of benefits and costs. Laziness is built deep into our nature.”
― Daniel Kahneman, Thinking, Fast and Slow

“I think I understand, Socrates.” “Don’t you mean you understand you think?” he smiled. I”
― Dan Millman, Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives

“The Second World War, when it came in 1939, was unquestionably the outcome of the First, and in large measure its continuation. Its circumstances – the dissatisfaction of the German-speaking peoples with their standing among other nations – were the same, and so were its immediate causes, a dispute between a German-speaking ruler and a Slav neighbour.”
― John Keegan, The First World War

“When we are present to what is, we are right up front with the expansion of time, but when we make a mistake and get frozen in what was, a layer of detachment builds.”
― Josh Waitzkin, The Art of Learning: An Inner Journey to Optimal Performance