Walace

“we are at the threshold of a radical systemic change that requires human beings to adapt continuously. As a result, we may witness an increasing degree of polarization in the world, marked by those who embrace change versus those who resist it.”
― Klaus Schwab, The Fourth Industrial Revolution

“we do know that for habits to permanently change, people must believe that change is feasible.”
― Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We do in Life and Business

“On February 4, 2014, Partner Fund purchased 5,655,294 Theranos shares at a price of $17 a share—$2 a share more than the Lucas Venture Group had paid just four months earlier. The investment brought in another $96 million to Theranos’s coffers and valued it at a stunning $9 billion. This meant that Elizabeth, who owned slightly more than half of the company, now had a net worth of almost $5 billion.”
― John Carreyrou, Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

“We learn in school the importance of a general education, but then later in life, many of us seem to disconnect from the idea of learning and just settle for what knowledge we’ve already attained. I believe many of us cease yearning for new information because we may have felt forced to learn things we found to be useless later in life, and as a result experience a level of disenchantment.”
― Mike Bayer, Best Self: Be You, Only Better