“Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need” — this is a quote from the French writer, historian and philosopher: Voltaire. I love this quote. It’s not immediately intuitive though. Work spares us from need — …
The Manga character Beerus (“God of Destruction”) says: “Before creation, comes destruction” which is synonymous to Pablo Picasso’s quote: “Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction”. Everywhere we look there’s evidence of what Beerus and …
“take the red pill … and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes”
Certain topics in life are not to be spoken about or we suffer from cognitive dissonance (self-delusion). Some of these topics are better described as …
Goodhart’s law is named after Charles Goodhart, a British economist and former professor at the London School of Economics. Goodhart’s law simply states “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to …
World-famous fashion designer and businesswoman Coco Chanel once said: “there are people who have money and there are people who are rich”. Chanel didn’t believe that material wealth was enough to make you rich in life. I’ve known …
“The best things in life aren’t things.”
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There are several variations on the quote “The best things in life aren’t things”. I quite like: “it’s what you do that matters, not what you have”. This is taken from James …
I recently finished reading Susan Cain’s excellent book: “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”. The book was thought-provoking and there were a couple of sentences that made me sit back and reflect: “Jealousy is …
The phrase “what gets measured gets done” is mostly used in the business world and suggests you should measure important things otherwise they don’t get done. However, the same philosophy can obviously be used in your personal life. On the …
Henry David Thoreau’s quote “the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation” was an observation that most people live an empty life caused by unfulfilling work, lack of leisure time and misplaced values; money, possessions and accolades. Thoreau claims …
