“These thoughts led me to the following conclusion: in so many ways, we create a self-fulfilling dynamic in our lives that tends to go in one of two directions. The first is determined by our overall sense of fear when confronting the world. This makes us value comfort and security above all else. We…”Tagged: Obstacles
“In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it. Your interest must transcend the field itself and border on the religious.”Tagged: Life Hacks, Mastery
“In dealing with fools you must adopt the following philosophy: they are simply a part of life, like rocks or furniture.”Tagged: Fools, How To Deal With Fools, Fools Are Like Rocks
“Our culture depends in many ways on the creation of standards and conventions that we all must adhere to. These conventions are often expressed in terms of opposites— good and evil, beautiful and ugly, painful and pleasurable, rational and irrational, intellectual and sensual. Believing in these…”
“Confidence is important, but if it is not based on a realistic appraisal of who you are, it is mere grandiosity and smugness.”Tagged: Confidence, Humble, Self-Confidence
“Seeing this foolishness within you, you can then accept it in others. This will allow you to smile at their antics, to tolerate their presence as you would a silly child, and to avoid the madness of trying to change them.”Tagged: Fool, Human Comedy
“The key is to be aware of this process and to encourage yourself to go as far as you can with your doubts, your reworkings, and your strained efforts, knowing the value and purpose of the frustration and creative blocks you are facing.”Tagged: Blocks, Doubts
“In order to master a field, you must love the subject and feel a profound connection to it. Your interest must transcend the field itself and border on the religious.”Tagged: Dedication, Devotion, Passion
“Understand: your mind is weaker than your emotions. But you become aware of this weakness only in moments of adversity,precisely the time when you need strength. What best equips you to cope with the heat of battle is neither more knowledge nor more intellect. What makes your mind stronger, and more…”
“Your fears are a kind of prison that confines you within a limited range of action. The less you fear, the more power you will have and the more fully you will live.”Tagged: Fear, Prison of Yourself, overcome your fears
“You don't take people's maneuvers personally; you merely try to defend or advance yourself.”Tagged: strength
“There is too little mystery in the world; too many people say exactly what they feel or want.”Tagged: Mystery, Repress Your Feelings, Emotion
“Never rush into the waiting arms of the first person who seems to like you. That is not seduction but insecurity.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Insecure
“Giving too much can be a sign of desperation, as if you were trying to buy someone.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Desperate
“You must learn to stir people’s curiosity by letting them glimpse something in your private life.”Tagged: curious, Dating, Relationships
“Exhibit remarkable confidence and people will think your confidence comes from real knowledge. You will create a self-fulfilling prophecy: people’s belief in you will translate into actions that help realize your visions.”Tagged: Dating, Confidence, Relationships
“The key is that you must already have some deeply held values; that part cannot be faked, at least not without risking accusations of charlatanry that will destroy your charisma in the long run. The next step is to show, as simply and subtly as possible, that you live what you believe. Finally, the…”Tagged: Dating, Relationships
“Purpose. If people believe you have a plan, that you know where you are going, they will follow you instinctively The direction does not matter: pick a cause, an ideal, a vision and show that you will not sway from your goal. People will imagine that your confidence comes from something real”Tagged: Relationships, Dating, Confidence
“Sexuality is extremely disruptive. The insecurities and emotions it stirs up can often cut short a relationship that would otherwise be deeper and longer lasting.”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, seduction
“And no matter how hard she tries to distance herself from it, the taint of being easy always follows”Tagged: Dating, Relationships, Easy