Yakov Pyatnitskov

“Self pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.”
― John Gardner

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”
― Nelson Mandela

“When it comes to productivity and creativity, scatterfocus enables you to do three powerful things at once. First, as I’ll discuss in this chapter, it allows you to set intentions and plan for the future. It’s impossible to set future intentions when you’re immersed in the present. By stepping back and directing your attention inward, you’re able to switch off autopilot and consider what to do next. Your brain automatically plans for the future when you rest—you just need to give it the space and time to do so.”
― Chris Bailey, Hyperfocus: How to Manage Your Attention in a World of Distraction

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
― Rumi