“Feeling lost, crazy and desperate belongs to a good life as much as optimism, certainty and reason.”
"Rather than struggling to become bigger fish, we might concentrate our energies on finding smaller ponds or smaller species to swim with, so our own size will trouble us less."
- Alain de Botton
Balance
"A ‘good job’ can be both practically attractive while still not good enough to devote your entire life to."
- Alain de Botton
Balance
"Don't despair: despair suggests you are in total control and know what is coming. You don't – surrender to events with hope."
- Alain de Botton
Hope
"If we are not regularly deeply embarrassed by who we are, the journey to self-knowledge hasn’t begun."
- Alain de Botton
Self-awareness
"The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness."
- Alain de Botton
Self-awareness
"There is beauty in the Beast, just as there is darkness in the most perfect human."
- Beauty and the Beast
Balance
"When you leave work on Friday, leave work. Don’t let technology follow you throughout your weekend (answering text messages and emails). Take a break. You will be more refreshed to begin the workweek if you have had a break."
- Catherine Pulsifer
Balance
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving."
- Albert Einstein
Balance
"Make your Tuesday as productive as possible, but don’t forget to enjoy the journey."
Balance
"You can’t always hold on to the things that are important. By letting them go we gain something else."
- Kunio Yaobi
Balance