The Principle of Priority states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what’s important first.
STEVEN PRESSFIELDBe too dumb to quit and too stubborn to back off.
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This man has conquered the world! What have you done?” The philosopher replied without an instant’s hesitation, “I have conquered the need to conquer the world.
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The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don’t just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed.
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The most important thing about art is to work. Nothing else matters except sitting down every day and trying.
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The opposite of fear is love – love of the challenge, love of the work, the pure joyous passion to take a shot at our dream and see if we can pull it off.
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A cavalryman’s horse should be smarter than he is. But the horse must never be allowed to know this.
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Those who will not govern themselves are condemned to find masters to govern over them.
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Don’t cheat the world of your contribution. Give it what you’ve got.
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In my experience, depth of work consists of two components. The first is recklessness; the second is discipline.
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Stay stupid. Follow your unconventional crazy heart.
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Put your ass where your heart wants to be.
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It is one thing to study war and another to live the warrior’s life.
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Defeating Resistance is like giving birth. It seems absolutely impossible until you remember that women have been pulling it off successfully, with support and without, for fifty million years.
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Do you love your idea? Does it feel right on instinct? Are you willing to bleed for it?
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When we see others beginning to live their authentic selves, it drives us crazy if we have not lived out our own.
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Figure out what scares you the most and do that first.
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