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Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.
Faith is not just belief; it is action, commitment, and responsibility.
From No god but God by Reza Aslan
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
Letting go of perfection frees us to take action.
From Brave, Not Perfect by Reshma Saujani
Octopuses have a unique way of communicating through body language.
From The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery
In the moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.
From Dune by Frank Herbert
Humans are wired to connect and compete.
From The Red Queen by Matt Ridley
The behavior of a system is not determined by the parts alone, but by their interactions.
He believed that interaction with computers would be as natural as talking to another person.
Clarity comes from action, not thought.
From The Joy of Missing Out by Tonya Dalton
The future is not predetermined; it is created by our actions.
Thinking is a form of doing, not a separate activity.
From The Concept of Mind by Gilbert Ryle
Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward.
From The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous
Startups often rely on early adopters to gain traction in their initial phase.
From The Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen
To act is to create a value.
The professional tackles the project that will make him stretch. He doesn’t wait for inspiration; he acts in anticipation of it.
From The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
Growth is not just a function of size, but also of the interactions within the system.
From Scale by Geoffrey West
The most important thing is to take the first step.
We can’t just sit back and wait for happiness to come to us; we must create it.
Our actions today shape the world of tomorrow.
Compassion is a verb. It is not a noun.
Non-verbal cues can speak louder than words.
From Speak Like a CEO by Suzanne Bates
Optimism is not a belief that things will get better, but a conviction that we can make them better.
From The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
The transmission of information is a social act.
From The Information by James Gleick
Your hands can be used to build or destroy.
To say that someone has a mind is to say that they have certain dispositions to act.
From The Concept of Mind by Gilbert Ryle
The future will be shaped by how we choose to interact with AI.
Harnessing flow can lead to breakthroughs in productivity and satisfaction.
From The Rise of Superman by Steven Kotler
Deep work will make you better at what you do, and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
Stop waiting for permission to pursue your dreams and start taking action.
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Minding the gap between human intentions and machine actions remains a critical task.
From The Alignment Problem by Brian Christian
The passions can lead us to act in ways that are contrary to our best interests.
Markets are not merely places for transactions; they are arenas for creativity.
From The Origin of Wealth by Eric Beinhocker
Do not be wise in words, be wise in deeds.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
We shape the plants, and in turn, they shape us.
From The Botany of Desire by Michael Pollan
The only way to prove you are a leader is to lead.
From The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant
Once we achieve our goals, the dopamine levels drop, often leading to dissatisfaction.
Change begins with each of us taking action.
From More Than Ready by Cecilia Muñoz
The only way to eliminate fear is to move through it.
In a world of uncertainty, predictions provide a framework for action.
Compassion is a verb.
The stories we tell ourselves shape the way we interact with the world.
From The Empathy Exams by Leslie Jamison
The concept of layered money allows us to see how different forms of money interact.
From Layered Money by Nik Bhatia
Clarity comes from engagement, not thought.
In a world of surveillance capitalism, we are all subjects of data extraction.
The key to confidence is taking action.
Your heart must be pure and free from distractions.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
Our brains are wired to prefer novelty, which can lead to addiction and distraction.
Courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision to act despite it.
Local knowledge is often marginalized in favor of abstract models that claim to represent reality.
From Seeing Like a State by James C. Scott
Theories of mind are developed through interaction and social experiences in early life.
From The Philosophical Baby by Alison Gopnik
It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
From The Art of Living by Epictetus
Complexity arises from the interactions of simple parts.
From The Information by James Gleick
We must recognize our role in the ecological web and act accordingly.
Planning is the process of generating a set of actions to achieve a goal.
The best way to start is to quit talking and begin doing.
Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
From Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
It is not enough to possess a good mind; it must be applied.
Listening is just as important as speaking.
You don’t have to know how; you just have to start.
People began to realize that they could communicate instantly across vast distances.
From The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage
To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
We are not only what we do, but we are also what we don't do.
From The Inevitable by Kevin Kelly
He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing.
From The Essential Epicurus by Epicurus
In business, the only thing that matters is what you do, not what you say.
Overworking can lead to burnout and dissatisfaction.
To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distractions.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
When we feel powerful, we are more likely to take action.
We use social signals to navigate our social world.
The coffeehouse became a center of social interaction and intellectual discourse.
The design of everyday things is about how things work and how people interact with them.
Accept–then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.
From The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
Smart contracts could change the way we interact online.
From The Infinite Machine by Camila Russo
Your thoughts create your reality.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Make a decision, then make it work.
From The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
Happiness is not something that you can seek. It is a by-product of your actions.
The best way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
From The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
You can't win a tournament if you don't play.
From Open by Andre Agassi
The ways in which fungi interact with their environment reveal a lot about the nature of life itself.
From Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
The most important aspect of design is how it interacts with people.
The sense of smell is the most powerful of all the senses.
From The Emperor of Scent by Chandler Burr
The universe is always conspiring in your favor.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
You can’t change the world by saying no.
From Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Chemistry is a story about how atoms interact and form the world around us.
From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
Social signaling is a powerful force in human behavior.
One's freedom is not a gift from others; it is the result of one's own actions.
From The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
The principle of reciprocity states that we should try to repay, in kind, what another person has provided us.
New forms of social interaction emerged as a result of the telegraph.
From The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage
The key to success is to start before you are ready.
From Traction by Gino Wickman
The only thing I can control is my own reaction to what happens around me.
From Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
Joy is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
Awareness creates space, which allows us to respond rather than react.
Islam is a religion that demands both action and belief.
From No god but God by Reza Aslan
Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is to simply show up.
The key to success is to start before you are ready.
From The $100 Startup by Chris Guillebeau
Each layer serves its purpose, yet they all interact with one another.
From Layered Money by Nik Bhatia