Jose

“the senselessness of indefinitely delayed gratification.”
― Bill Perkins, Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

“Your biggest fear ought to be wasting your life and time, not "Am I going to have x number of dollars when I'm 80?”
― Bill Perkins, Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life

“I define responsibility (response-ability) as the ability to choose how we respond to stimulation coming in through our sensory systems at any moment in time. Although there are certain limbic system (emotional) programs that can be triggered automatically, it takes less than 90 seconds for one of these programs to be triggered, surge through our
body, and then be completely flushed out of our blood stream. My anger response, for example, is a programmed response that can be set off automatically. Once triggered, the chemical released by my brain surges through my body and I have a physiological experi-ence. Within 90 seconds from the initial trigger, the chemical component of my anger has completely dissipated from my blood and my automatic response is over. If, however, I remain angry after those 90 seconds have passed, then it is because I have chosen to let that circuit continue to run. Moment by moment, I make the choice to either hook into my neurocircuitry or move back into the present moment, allowing that reaction to melt away as fleeting physiology.”
― Jill Bolte Taylor, My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey

“Nothing has a greater effect on your ability to enjoy experiences—at any age—than your health.”
― Bill Perkins, Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life