Never The Same

It's like thinking without thinking Just letting thoughts flow away

[megalol]

And in our time, when a man dies —if he has had wealth and influence and power and all the vestments that arouse envy, and after the living take stock of the dead man’s property and his eminence and works and monuments —the question is still there: Was his life good or was it evil? […] Envies are gone, and the measuring stick is: “Was he loved or was he hated? Is his death felt as a loss or does a kind of joy come of it?”

[….]

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try to live that our death brings no pleasure to the world.

– East of Eden, John Steinbeck

[megalol]

The greatest terror of a child can have is that he is not loved, and rejection is the hell he fears.

— East of Eden, John Steinbeck

[megalol]

And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen. And I here make a rule—a great and lasting story is about everyone or it will not last. The strange and foreign is not interesting—only the deeply personal and familiar.

- East of Eden, John Steinbeck

[megalol]

You can boast about anything if it’s all you have. Maybe the less you have, the more you are required to boast.

East of Eden, John Steinbeck

[joli--coeur]

for those who are struggling with having and finding purpose: maybe, for now, your purpose is waking up in the morning and taking on the day ahead. maybe your purpose is continuing to live despite it all.

[neckkiss]

A Brilliant Young Mind (2014)

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[relatablepoetryandquotes]

“It’s important in life to conclude things properly. Only then can you let go. Otherwise you are left with words you should have said but never did, and your heart is heavy with remorse.” - Yann Martel, Life of Pi

[fameuxreverie]

“[W]hen we cannot trust the very people who are supposed to be responsible for us, bad things occur.”

— Leaders Eat Last, Simon Sinek

[megalol]

We can increase motivation simply by acknowledging the efforts of those working with us.

Payoff: The Hidden Logic that Shapes our Motivations, Dan Ariely

[megalol]

When we are acknowledged for our work, we are willing to work harder for less pay, and when we are not acknowledged, we lose much of our motivation.

Payoff: The Hidden Logic that Shapes our Motivations, Dan Ariely

[megalol]

We care deeply about meaning, we care about it more as we become aware of our own mortality--and if we have to go to hell and back in search of meaning and connection, we will, and we will get deep satisfaction along the way.

Payoff: The Hidden Logic that Shapes our Motivations, Dan Ariely

[megalol]

They demonstrate how our ingrained desire to believe that our lives have purpose beyond our life span drives us to work hard, even to the point of our own personal suffering, in order to gain more meaning.

Payoff: The Hidden Logic that Shapes our Motivations, Dan Ariely

[megalol]

[T]hings that give us a sense of meaning don't necessarily make us happy.

Payoff: The Hidden Logic that Shapes our Motivations, Dan Ariely

[megalol]

The Art of Thinking Clearly - Rolf Dobelli (Part 1)

Survivorship Bias

Swimmer’s Body Illusion

Clustering Illusion

Social Proof

Sunk Cost Fallacy

Reciprocity

Confirmation Bias

Authority Bias

Contrast Effect

Availability Bias

The It’ll-Get-Worse-Before-It-Gets-Better Fallacy

Story Bias

Hindsight Bias

Overconfidence Effect

Chauffer Knowledge

Illusion of Control

Incentive Super-Response Tendency

Regression to Mean

Outcome Bias

Paradox of Choice 

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It’s not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It’s up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.”

— Joel Osteen

[megalol]

The professional employee needs rigorous performance standards and high goals. . . . But how he does his work should always be his responsibility and his decision.

Peter Drucker in Measure What Matters, John Doerr