If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
If I had asked my customer's what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse.
It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.
If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.
-What I Think: Essays on Economics, Politics, and Life
Evolution is a theory. Creationism is a conspiracy theory.
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming - Wow! What a ride!
When Lear cries—Is there any cause in nature that makes these hard hearts?—we could reply, on one level, yes—a defect in the right prefrontal cortex. But that just illuminates the fact that cruelty does not exist in nature : only humans with their left prefrontal cortex have the capacity for deliberate malice. But then only humans, with their right prefrontal cortex, are capable of compassion.
The Master and His Emissary
And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, 'This is important! And this is important! And this is important! you need to worry about this! And this! And this!"
And each day, it's up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, "No. This is what's important."
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.
-A Cult of Ignorance
Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate
And though I oft have passed them by
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun
Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.
In business, too many people obsess over tools, software tricks, scaling issues, fancy office space, lavish furniture, and other frivolities instead of what really matters. And what really matters is how to actually get customers and make money.
When it becomes serious, you have to lie.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/10874230/Jean-Claude-Juncker-profile-When-it-becomes-serious-you-have-to-lie.html
Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains.
Prices fall to the marginal cost of production.
(Meaning if the system does not artificially increase demand by pumping money into the system prices should actually fall to the marginal cost of production and the benefits should accrue to the population not the rich)
Abundance in money = scarcity everywhere else. That scarcity and the mistruths about where it originates (the manipulation of money) leads to conflict. Scarcity in money = abundance everywhere else.
The Pessimists Fled and the Optimists Stayed Behind
Everyone is jealous of what you've got, no one is jealous of how you got it.
I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.
When setting expectations, no matter what has been said or written, if substandard performance is accepted and no one is held accountable—if there are no consequences—that poor performance becomes the new standard.
Don’t expect to be motivated every day to get out there and make things happen. You won’t be. Don’t count on motivation. Count on Discipline.
The Dichotomy of Leadership A good leader must be: • confident but not cocky; • courageous but not foolhardy; • competitive but a gracious loser; • attentive to details but not obsessed by them; • strong but have endurance; • a leader and follower; • humble not passive; • aggressive not overbearing; • quiet not silent; • calm but not robotic, logical but not devoid of emotions; • close with the troops but not so close that one becomes more important than another or more important than the good of the team; not so close that they forget who is in charge. • able to execute Extreme Ownership, while exercising Decentralized Command. A good leader has nothing to prove, but everything to prove.
Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.
Prioritize your problems and take care of them one at a time, the highest priority first. Don’t try to do everything at once or you won’t be successful.” I explained how a leader who tries to take on too many problems simultaneously will likely fail at them all.
Implementing Extreme Ownership requires checking your ego and operating with a high degree of humility. Admitting mistakes, taking ownership, and developing a plan to overcome challenges are integral to any successful team.
