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    “Instead of feeling that you’ve blown the day and thinking, “I’ll get back on track tomorrow,” try thinking of each day as a set of four quarters: morning, midday, afternoon, evening. If you blow one quarter, you get back on track for the next quarter. Fail small, not big.”

    Gretchen Rubin, Better Than Before

      “If a friend betrays us, our reverse clause is to learn from how this happened and how to forgive this person’s mistake. If we’re thrown in prison, our reverse clause is that we can refuse to be broken by this change of events and try to be of service to our fellow prisoners. When a technical glitch erases our work, our reverse clause is that we can start fresh and do it better this time. Our progress can be impeded or disrupted, but the mind can always be changed—it retains the power to redirect the path.”

      Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic (Page 167)

        “Although the world is very full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”

        Helen Keller, via Sunbeams (Page 102)

          “You’ll never see the light at the end of the tunnel if you don’t get in that tunnel.”

          Matt Roe | Read Matt’s Blog on this quote ➜

            “Where is the fuel to keep us going? Anger gets you only so far, and then it destroys you. Jealousy might get you started, but it will fade. Greed seems like a good idea until you discover that it eliminates all of your joy. The path forward is about curiosity, generosity, and connection. These are the three foundations of art. Art is a tool that gives us the ability to make things better and to create something new on behalf of those who will use it to create the next thing.”

            Seth Godin, The Practice (Page 255)

              “It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over.”

              Paulo Coelho, via The Happiness of Pursuit (Page 257)

                “The right time to leave is when you’re ready, not just when someone else makes the decision for you. When a good thing reaches its natural end, don’t drag it out. If you don’t like the menu, leave the restaurant.”

                Chris Guillebeau, The Happiness of Pursuit (Page 234)

                  “Change and loss are deeply connected—there cannot be change without loss.”

                  Stephen Grosz, The Examined Life (Page xii)

                    “Marginal gains is not about making small changes and hoping they fly. Rather, it is about breaking down a big problem into small parts in order to rigorously establish what works and what doesn’t.”

                    Matthew Syed