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“We also tend to undervalue the elementary ideas and overvalue the complicated ones. Most of us get jobs based on some form of specialized knowledge, so this makes sense. We don’t think we have much value if we know the things everyone else does, so we focus our effort on developing unique expertise to set ourselves apart. The problem is then that we reject the simple to make sure what we offer can’t be contributed by someone else. But simple ideas are of great value because they can help us prevent complex problems.”
― Shane Parrish, The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts

“You don't need more time, you need more focus.”
― Shane Parrish

“As Joseph Campbell wrote about middle age, ‘There is perhaps nothing worse than reaching the top of the ladder and discovering that you’re on the wrong wall.”
― Derren Brown, Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine

“Sometimes it is ignorance, just as much as knowledge, that keeps love alive.”
― François de La Rochefoucauld