“Writing the perfect paper is a lot like a military operation. It takes discipline, foresight, research, strategy, and, if done right, ends in total victory.”
"Control your perceptions. Direct your actions properly. Willingly accept what’s outside your control."
- Ryan Holiday
Awareness
"We are not in control of pain. No matter how hard we try. Not of the cause or the duration – only the response."
- Ryan Holiday
Awareness
"We go through our days responding and reacting, but it’s rare to really pause and ask: Is this thing I’m about to do consistent with what I believe? Or, better: Is this the kind of thing the person I would like to be should do? The work of living is to set standards and then not compromise them."
- Ryan Holiday
Integrity
"The purpose of reading is not just raw knowledge. It’s that it is part of the human experience. It helps you find meaning, understand yourself, and make your life better."
- Ryan Holiday
Personal Growth
"Doing great work is a struggle. It's draining, it's demoralizing, it's frightening - not always, but it can feel that way when we're deep in the middle of it."
- Ryan Holiday
Hard Work
"Tuesday is a day to finish what’s left undone on Monday and prepare for what’s coming on Wednesday."
Productivity
"Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow just as well."
- Mark Twain
Productivity
"If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done."
- Bruce Lee
Productivity
"We have a strategic plan. It’s called doing things."
- Herb Kelleher
Productivity
"Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves."
- Dale Carnegie
Productivity