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“the human mind does not run on logic any more than a horse runs on petrol”
― Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
― Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
“There’s an abundant reservoir of high-quality information in our subconscious, and finding ways to access it can spark new material to draw from.”
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
― The Creative Act: A Way of Being
“But never engage in detailed overexplanations of why something is important: one debases a principle by endlessly justifying it.”
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
“Verbosity wastes a portion of the reader’s or listener’s life.”
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“Courage is the only virtue you cannot fake.”
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
― Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
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