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Power is amoral… it’s in the preface. So don’t read this book expecting good ethics.

Chapter 2
“All working situations require a kind of distance between people.”

Whole heartedly agree. Work is work. No need to be emotionally involved in it

Chapter 18. So far the most difficult chapter. Faria NARRATING how he acquired his treasure. Too much narration.

How do you say “tall, dark, and handsome”, in old english 😘

Minas tirith

“If you have walked all these days with closed ears and mind asleep, wake up now!” - Gandalf to Pippin

Redefine yourself

You have to fall in love with boredom.

When you cant win by being better, you can win by being different.

Shelob’ Lair

Pain is an effective teacher.

don’t put up a zero.

Measurement offers one way to overcome our blindness to our own behavior and notice what’s really going on each day.

Incentives can start a habit. Identity sustains a habit.

The best way to break a bad habit is to make it impractical to do.

The point is to master the habit of showing up.

Habits are easier to build when they fit into the flow of your life.

If you want to master a habit, the key is to start with repetition, not perfection.

Reframing your habits to highlight their benefit…

Nothing sustains motivation better than belonging to the tribe.

Desire is the engine that drives behavior.

Make it invisble

Every habit should have a home.

Consider when you are most likely to be successful.

Every goal is doomed to fail if it goes against the grain of human nature

The good news is that you don’t need to be perfect”

“You do not rise to the level of your goal. You fall to the level of your systems.”

Today i die and tomorrow i would unburden my soul

The Window on the West

Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit