Zach Sergi’s Reviews > Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays > Status Update

“What makes it feel truly okay, inside, to just dismiss the whole thing out of hand? That is, is your refusal to think about any of this the product of actual thought, or is it just that you don’t want to think about it?” Human has the ~gift~ to think/consider itself, other things, and even whole ecosystems. We apparently have the right to this gift but willingly discard it avoid uncomfortable thoughts. Waste

“.. a . salesman isn't a leader… a salesman's ultimate, overriding motivation is self-interest-if you buy what he's selling, the salesman profits. ..the salesman may have a very powerful, charismatic, admirable personality, and might even persuade you that buying is in your interests (and it really might be).. a little part of you always knows that what the salesman's ultimately after is something for himself”

How Tracy Austin Broke My Heart - interesting read for any sports buffs