When we've learned to use the trauma on those patterns to drive us, then it's scary to let them go. – Brett Kistler via Gratitude

No matter what you do—there will be some crowds who respect you for it and others who don't. If you live true to your values, you'll win the respect of the people you respect. That's all that matters. On the other hand, if you live by someone else's values instead of your own, you'll end up losing the respect of the people you respect and winning over the wrong people. – Tim Urban

We live in a society where incentives are such, that large companies spend vast fortunes basically manipulating you to believe that it is really important to buy crap that you don’t need and that isn’t actually benefiting you … Children act often much more compassionate, and are much more likely to think: Wow! There are children just like me on the other side of the world that we can easily help! And it’s crucial that we do that ... We don’t realize that because advertising distorts so significantly what we think good life consists of 🏅 – William MacAskill on Sam Harris's podcast

If you want to be happy hang out with people equal or less successful than you. If you want to be successful hang out with people more successful than you – Naval Ravikant

The resistance of releasing shutter is, as I said low … We’ve already spoken about passivity as opposed to actively producing a world in the studio. Visible world originated from the aspect of passivity—simply to go out into the world without wanting to interpret something, or seeking to make commentary on what we saw – Peter Fischli & David Weiss

There is a difference between happiness (what brings you pleasure now) vs. meaning (what brings you fulfillment when you look at your whole life) ~ Robin Hanson via Lex Fridman Show

Let delight pull you instead of making a to-do list push you – Paul Graham

In times of interpersonal conflict, make the choice that will leave you more equanimous (internally calm) – Naval Ravikant

After all, the future is quite meaningless and unimportant unless sooner or later, it is going to become present. Thus to plan for future which is not going to become present is hardly more absurd than to plan for future which, when it comes to me, will find me “absent”, looking fixedly over its shoulder instead of its face – Allan Watts

The ongoing experience that I have is a feeling of, I never know how to express this, but that things are neutral in a way. Things are more neutral than they seem. One person hears something and they say it's bad and the other person hears the same thing and says it's good. It has its influence depending on whatever your background is, where you come from and your interpretation. But actually things are in a sense neutral. 🏅🏅 – Pema Chödrön on the interview with Oprah answering the question What has been your greatest awakening so far?

Three Buddhist marks of existence: impermanence, unsatisfactoriness, suffering – via Sam Harris

Why the Internet startup can compete with a huge companies? It’s analogous to charter plane going into the cloud. A pilot cannot see anything. It’s not that they have a radar. It's just the space is so vast that the crash with other plane is highly unlikely. 🏅 ~ Paul Graham

Muscle radiation. When you tighten your fist your forearm gets tightened. When you do it stronger your bicep gets tightened. When you do it as strongest as you can, you arm, parts of back and neck get tightened. ~ Charles Poliquin on Tim Ferriss Show

We see and hear alerts about grilling, cooking, frying, baking. Those who are alerting, are quoting studies done on rats and mice ... People started cooking at least a million years ago ... People tolerate foods, that animal don’t. Animals in their natural habitats didn't eat grilled food, and therefore it is harmful to them 🏅 – Udo Polmer link

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand – Jim Kwik on Kevin Rose Show