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You teach people how to treat you by what you allow, what you stop, and what you reinforce.
Understanding AI is less about technology and more about understanding ourselves.
If you’re not careful, you can end up building a business that you don’t even want.
From Company of One by Paul Jarvis
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives.
From The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander
Understanding our hidden motives can lead to better decisions.
From The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
To think clearly, you must first identify your biases.
Recognizing the limits of our knowledge can empower us.
From The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
It’s time to be honest about what we really want.
From Wolfpack by Abby Wambach
Our anxieties are not necessarily rational.
We tend to overestimate how much control we have over outcomes.
From The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
To meditate is to become intimate with oneself.
Empowerment comes from understanding our own strengths.
From More Than Ready by Cecilia Muñoz
The most fundamental aggression to ourselves, the most fundamental harm we can cause ourselves, is to remain ignorant by not having the courage and the humility to look at ourselves honestly and gently.
From When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
A man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.
Being open to changing your mind is a strength, not a weakness.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
Your thoughts create your reality.
From You Are a Badass by Jen Sincero
Suffering is not enough. You must also understand your suffering.
Your mind can be your best ally or your worst enemy.
From Power Speed ENDURANCE by Brian MacKenzie
We are influenced by randomness more than we realize.
From The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
We craft narratives to justify our actions.
From The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson
We often confuse being busy with being productive.
From The Joy of Missing Out by Tonya Dalton
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
I was the kid who put the shoe on the wrong foot.
From Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
We must own our narratives.
From That's What She Said by Joanne Lipman
How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.
From Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
True knowledge is knowing what you don't know.
From The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Expectations can be a heavy burden; choose wisely.
From The Lazy Genius Way by Kendra Adachi
Your mindset is the most important factor in your success.
From Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.
From Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
Presence is about more than just body language.
Authenticity is the key to success.
From The Myth of the Nice Girl by Fran Hauser
No man is given a shorter amount of time than he is capable of using.
From On the Shortness of Life by Seneca
Your relationship with money is a reflection of your relationship with yourself.
From The Financial Diet by Chelsea Fagan
When we take a step back and look into the chaos, we can begin to see the truth of our lives.
From When Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Your thoughts are your superpower.
From Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty
Emphasize strengths, don't fix weaknesses.
From The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
To understand a machine is to understand a part of ourselves.
The power of presence is available to all of us.
Our lives are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think.
I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even understand it myself.
From The Trial by Franz Kafka
You are what you think. All that you are arises from your thoughts.
From The Dhammapada by Eknath Easwaran
We are not the same as our brains, but we are defined by them.
Listen to your body; it knows what you need.
The scout mindset is a way of thinking that involves seeking the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable.
From The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef
Most entrepreneurs are not really entrepreneurs; they are technicians suffering from an entrepreneurial seizure.
Understanding the biases in our predictions is crucial for improvement.
From Power and Prediction by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, and Avi Goldfarb
Mindfulness is the practice of being aware of your thoughts and feelings without judgment.
From The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford
In flow, the self disappears, and yet it feels more alive than ever.
From Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The fool is the one who thinks he knows everything.
Rituals remind us of our values and intentions.
From The Power of Ritual by Casper ter Kuile
Self-consciousness is the awareness of self as self.
The more you know, the more you realize you do not know.
From The Cloud of Unknowing by Anonymous
We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.
From Cosmos by Carl Sagan
Introverts are more likely to be good listeners.
To understand God, we must first understand ourselves.
From God: A Human History by Reza Aslan
Embrace the idea of missing out on what doesn’t serve you.
From The Joy of Missing Out by Tonya Dalton
The passions are all the more useful because they lead us to think of the things that can bring us pleasure or pain.
Colors are not just physical; they are part of our emotional landscape.
The more you know yourself, the more you can trust yourself.
From The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey
The more we can embrace our weaknesses, the more we can grow.
From The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
We often forget that AI is a reflection of our own biases and limitations.
Our thoughts and feelings can change our bodies.
I learned to trust myself and my instincts.
From Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes
One of the biggest barriers to women's confidence is their inner critic.
I felt like I was disappearing.
From The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
We are all strange loops.
Emotions are not a problem to be solved; they are a resource to be used.
We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.
From Cosmos by Carl Sagan
The way we breathe is a reflection of how we live.
True mastery comes from deep self-awareness.
From The Art of Learning by Josh Waitzkin
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
From The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
Authenticity is the key to being heard.
From Find Your Voice by Caroline Goyder
The more you know, the more you realize you don't know.
From Seeking Wisdom by Peter Bevelin
Understanding the evolution of God helps us understand ourselves.
From The Evolution of God by Robert Wright
You become what you believe.
From What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
The greatest superpower is the ability to change your mind.
He who is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.
From Principles by Ray Dalio
Self-consciousness is the first step in the development of spirit.
To realize that you are not your thoughts is when you begin to awaken spiritually.
From The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
You are not your thoughts; you are the observer of your thoughts.
Beware the fragile ego, as it can lead to destructive behavior.
Your attitude determines your direction.
From Win Forever by Pete Carroll
The ambiguity of our situation is what makes us human.
The technician in you wants to do the work. The entrepreneur in you wants to create the business.
Your body language may shape who you are.
Your business is a reflection of you.
You are not your thoughts; you are not your emotions; you are not your body.
From Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig
It's astonishing how much our bodies can endure, and how little we often think about that endurance.
What you do in the dark will be revealed in the light.
From The Third Door by Alex Banayan
You are what you repeatedly do.
From Finding Ultra by Rich Roll
Resilience is not about being tough; it’s about knowing when to seek support.
From The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker
If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.
From 1984 by George Orwell
Consciousness is the first step toward self-consciousness.
Your feelings are not facts; they are just feelings.
From The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins
The fool is the one who thinks he knows what he doesn’t know.
True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for that experience.'
From What I Know for Sure by Oprah Winfrey
We need to recognize the limits of our intuition.
From Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, and Cass R. Sunstein
Much of what we do is driven by motives we don't recognize.
From The Elephant in the Brain by Kevin Simler and Robin Hanson