February 2012
39 posts
“He who gives up liberty for security, deserves neither.”
“Our normal human tendencies are distraction and dissipation. Too often, we begin...”
– Daniel Pinchbeck
“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience...”
– Alan Keightley
“The sure path to failure and misery is trying to please everybody”
– Unknown
iDoneThis blog: Have the Courage to Live an... →
idonethis:
James Chin is a guest columnist and a professional poker player living in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas.
Mike Tyson once said, “Everybody’s got a plan until they get hit in the face.”…
“Everybody’s got a plan until they get hit in the face”
– Mike Tyson
The Joe Rogan Experience w/ Jason Silva, Brian... →
Powerful podcast.
Jason Silva’s website: http://thisisjasonsilva.com/
Jason Silva - Filmmaker - Futurist - Epiphany... →
Mind-blowing stuff.
“The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the...”
– Steven Johnson
What is born, must die. →
Without self-examination, how do we grow our branches, and thus, expand our viewpoints and expound upon our answers? We would remain stunted, simply a baby tree unable to grow.
23 Incredibly Useful Insights on Shortcuts to... →
28 in fifty-two notes: a year’s worth of writing,... →
zenhabits:
Really good stuff from Sarah.
Pushing Your Body to Physical Limits: How to Train... →
Because in the end, being badass isn’t about beating others — it’s about testing yourself, and in the process, finding yourself.
“The more pleasures a man captures, the more masters he will have to serve.”
What is Stoicism and How Can it Turn your Life to... →
The core of the philosophy seems to be this: To have a good and meaningful life, you need to overcome your insatiability.
Throw in all your eggs. →
Stop limiting yourself to doing the basic, to being basic. Go for broke; forgo cautionary tales; listen to no one but your heart; throw in all your eggs; relinquish tried-and-true paths and develop your own instead; burn your bridges; jump ship; eschew safety plans; halt doubts which have no ground. When you open yourself up to possibilities, which very much includes failure and success, the...
Minimalism
mnmlxp:
The intentional promotion of the things we most value and the removal of everything that distracts us from it
- Joshua Becker
"You have to embrace the suck" - an interview with... →
So I watch, and let them happen, and don’t let them define me or what I do.
-Leo Babauta
“A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.”
– Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Motto for 2012:
Collect Moments Not Things
And this is blog was started in dedication to that.
Image source: http://tumblr.heyamberrae.com/post/14264412482/moments-not-things
You are not what you read →
If you want to change your life, stop reading about other life’s and start taking the steps necessary to begin changing yours.
Stop Comparing Your Life. Start Living It. →
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