Category: Self-help

Always assume miscommunication over malice.

– Gregory Ciotti, “Lessons Learned from 6 Years of Working in My Pajamas“

Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many.

Sorry, I couldn’t find the original source. This must be an old proverb or something.

It would be wise to resist the paradox of productivity: do not fill your free time with more work.

– Hamza Khan, “Where Is All of Your Time Going?“

Productivity: quantity of work done over time.
Effectiveness: quantity of the *right* work done over time.
Focus on the latter.

– Sean Rose

You can make more friends in two months by being interested in other people than in two years of trying to get people interested in you.

– Dale Carnegie

People will notice the change in your attitude towards them but won’t notice their behavior that made you change.

I can’t find who originally said that, but I found a related article.

Jealousy is when you worry someone will take what you have. Envy is wanting what someone else has.

– Homer Simpson, The Simpsons S26E8 “Covercraft”

Pride is concerned with who is right, while humility is concerned with what is right.

– Ezra Taft Benson

Compare yourself to the “old you” instead of others to keep positive.

Instead of comparing yourself to other people create the habit of comparing yourself to yourself. See how much you have grown, what you have achieved and what progress you have made towards your goals.

This habit has the benefit of creating gratitude, appreciation and kindness towards yourself as you observe how far you have come, the obstacles you have overcome and the good stuff you have done. You feel good about yourself without having to think less of other people.

– Henrik Edberg, “How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others (and Start Empowering Yourself)“

You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.

– Jim Rohn, quoted in Dan Martell’s writeup “Doing a Friendventory: The Right Way To Cut People Out of Your Life“