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…one of the lessons conveyed in myth after myth is that trying to dodge the things we’re most afraid of is a very bad idea.
Hearing your bad habits spoken aloud makes the consequences seem more real. It adds weight to the action rather than letting yourself mindlessly slip into an old routine.
You do not get to be world class at anything without devoting long hours to the deliberate practice of your craft.
Your work should motivate and inspire you to perform at your optimum best.
Strictly in economic terms, increasing the supply of intellectuals, regardless of how much demand there may be for some, shows the productive power of current market systems.
…to much sobriety can be bad for your career and worse for your general well-being. In the Conceptual Age, in work and in life, we all need to play.
What you want to do and what you can do will converge into what you most likely will do, and that’s the most fertile ground for growing habits.
Better to have lots of well-fed disgruntled intellectuals and artists than small numbers of starving crusaders.
In the absence of market values, selling prices are typically twice as much as buying prices (above and beyond any strategic exaggeration for the sake of bargaining).









