Reading speed is nothing more than signaling. Skim broadly to find something worth reading. Then dive in slowly and deeply. It’s not how fast you read but what you absorb that matters.

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"You are not responsible for other people’s opinions, feelings, or perceptions of you. They own that, not you."

- Shane Parrish

Self-awareness

"A happy person doesn’t have to convince other people they are happy. Either you are or you’re not. And if you are, you’re not taking selfies to show people."

- Shane Parrish

Happiness

"That feeling when you give it all you have, and life still kicks your ass."

- Shane Parrish

Adversity

"Failure hurts but passes quickly. Regret hurts forever."

- Shane Parrish

Adversity

"Use setbacks in life as an opportunity to become a bigger and better person. Don’t wallow."

- Shane Parrish

Growth

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"The expert in anything was once a beginner."

- Helen Hayes

Learning

"Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Learning

"To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live."

- Dorothy West

Learning

"In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are few."

- Vince Gironda

Learning

"I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it."

- Vincent van Gogh

Learning