To procrastinate is to be entitled. It is arrogant. It assumes there will be a later. It assumes you’ll have the discipline to get to it later (despite not having the discipline now).
Ryan Holiday
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- Not a lot of people understand this... but you actually don’t have to have an opinion about everything. You don’t have to decide if something is good or bad. Marcus Aurelius says limiting the amount of opinions we have is one of the most powerful things we can do in life.
- To procrastinate is to be entitled. It is arrogant. It assumes there will be a later. It assumes you’ll have the discipline to get to it later (despite not having the discipline now).
- Ego Is The Enemy. You’re not as good as you think. You don’t have it all figured out. Stay focused. Do better.
- 9 short rules for a better life: 1. Wake up early 2. Focus on effort, not results 3. Read every day 4. Strict with yourself, forgiving of others 5. Seek out challenges 6. Stay a student 7. Cut toxic people out of your life 8. Think about death 9. Focus on what you can control
- “When a man can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl
- Don’t just read books, re-read books. What's your favorite book to re-read?
- “When a man can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl
- Ego Is The Enemy. You’re not as good as you think. You don’t have it all figured out. Stay focused. Do better.
- Be strict with yourself and tolerant of others. Your standards are for you.
- Be quiet, work hard, and stay healthy. It’s not ambition or skill that is going to set you apart but sanity.
- To procrastinate is to be entitled. It is arrogant. It assumes there will be a later. It assumes you’ll have the discipline to get to it later (despite not having the discipline now).
- “When a man can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” — Viktor Frankl
- Ego Is The Enemy. You’re not as good as you think. You don’t have it all figured out. Stay focused. Do better.

