Matt Bettinson

“How long will you put off demanding the best of yourself? When will you use reason to decide what is best? You now know the principles. You claim to understand them. Then why aren’t you putting these principles into practice?”
― Chuck Chakrapani, The Good Life Handbook: Epictetus' Stoic Classic Enchiridion

“minimalists don’t mind missing out on small things; what worries them much more is diminishing the large things they already know for sure make a good life good.”
― Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

“This is because the desire for luxuries is not a natural desire. Natural desires, such as a desire for water when we are thirsty, can be satisfied; unnatural desires cannot.12 Therefore, when we find ourselves wanting something, we should pause to ask whether the desire is natural or unnatural, and if it is unnatural, we should think twice about trying to satisfy it.”
― William B. Irvine, A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy

“In thoughtful disagreement, both parties are motivated by the genuine fear of missing important perspectives.”
― Ray Dalio, Principles: Life and Work