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a good product should survive time

“The rich use the markets for income and wealth preservation — not to create it!”

To attract large sums of money, you need two things: 1) Control and 2) Leverage.

“Saturday and Sunday is the payment for Monday through Friday,”

“Unfortunately, wheelchairs don’t fit in the
trunks of Lamborghinis.”

“Death is departure of the soul.”

this guy seems to be at the surface level, though I come across some sentence which I haven’t thought about before

list your faults before they can point it out

3 types of voices: casual/friendly, assertive/dominant, late night DJ FM radio voice

listening to the other person is very important to make them feel heard and extract information

Finished Chapter 7

The source of all suffering is the desire for a change in state. This is also the source of all progress. The desire to change your state is what powers you to take action

“The holy grail of habit change is not a single 1 percent improvement, but a thousand of them. It’s a bunch of atomic habits stacking up, each one a fundamental unit of the overall system.”

The tighter we cling to an identity, the harder it becomes to grow beyond it.

Reflection and review enables the long-term improvement of all habits because it makes you aware of your mistakes and helps you consider possible paths for improvement

“When you can do it “good enough” on autopilot, you stop thinking about how to do it better.”


Happened to me playing Chess

You have to fall in love with boredom.

you have to fall in love with boredom.

“The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom.”

“Behaviors need to remain novel in order for them to stay attractive and satisfying. Without variety, we get bored. And boredom is perhaps the greatest villain on the quest for self-improvement.”

“The human brain loves a challenge, but only if it is within an optimal zone of difficulty.”

“Our genes do not eliminate the need for hard work. They clarify it. They tell us what to work hard on.”

“When you can’t win by being better, you can win by being different. By combining your skills, you reduce the level of competition, which makes it easier to stand out.”