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Without an objective, the objective will not be reached. Without a goal, the goal will not be achieved. Without a standard, the standard will not be met. Without a mission, the mission cannot be accomplished.
“Planning also allows you to set intermediate goals and achieve them. Without a plan, you have only one goal: solve the whole problem.”
― Think Like a Programmer: An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving
― Think Like a Programmer: An Introduction to Creative Problem Solving
“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.” —Wang Fu[10]”
― Flowing Zen: Finding True Healing with Qigong
― Flowing Zen: Finding True Healing with Qigong
“Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. What you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing. Ajahn Chah”
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“When people are blocked creatively, they avoid fun. Why? Because fun leads straight to creativity. Fun leads to healthy anarchy, to festive rebellion, to sensing our own strength and power. Feeling our own power is often frightening.”
― Artists Way at Work: Riding the Dragon
― Artists Way at Work: Riding the Dragon
“Praise to the undeserving is severe satire.”
― Poor Richard's Almanack
― Poor Richard's Almanack
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