April 16, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Observe Cause and Effect: “pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any action.” Observe Cause and Effect: “pay close attention in conversation to what is being said, and to what follows from any action.”
April 15, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Pay Your Taxes: there are many forms of taxes in life. You can argue with them, you can go to great lengths to evade them, or you can simply pay them and enjoy the fruits of what you get to keep. Pay Your Taxes: there are many forms of taxes in life. You can argue with them, you can go to great lengths to evade them, or you can simply pay them and enjoy the fruits of what you get to keep.
April 14, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Becoming an Expert in What Matters: what expertise is going to be more valuable- your understanding of matters of living and dying, or your knowledge of sports teams? Which will help the world more- your insight into happiness and meaning, or that you followed breaking political news everyday for 30 years? Becoming an Expert in What Matters: what expertise is going to be more valuable- your understanding of matters of living and dying, or your knowledge of sports teams? Which will help the world more- your insight into happiness and meaning, or that you followed breaking political news everyday for 30 years?
April 13, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Less is More: “more matter with less art.” Get to the point, do not be self indulgent. Less is More: “more matter with less art.” Get to the point, do not be self indulgent.
April 12, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Reject Tantalizing Gifts: our attraction toward what is new and shiny can lead us into serious trouble. Reject Tantalizing Gifts: our attraction toward what is new and shiny can lead us into serious trouble.
April 11, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on If You Want to Learn, Be Humble: “throw out your conceited opinions, for it is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.” If You Want to Learn, Be Humble: “throw out your conceited opinions, for it is impossible for a person to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows.”
April 10, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Judgments Cause Disturbance: “it isn’t events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgments about them.” Judgments Cause Disturbance: “it isn’t events themselves that disturb people, but only their judgments about them.”
April 9, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Test Your Impressions: trust, but always verify. Test Your Impressions: trust, but always verify.
April 8, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on The Cost of Accepting Counterfeits: “the first and greatest task of the philosopher is to test and separate appearances, and to act on nothing that is untested.” The Cost of Accepting Counterfeits: “the first and greatest task of the philosopher is to test and separate appearances, and to act on nothing that is untested.”
April 7, 2017July 2, 2019lizziefortinLeave a Comment on Expect to Change Your Opinions: be doubly careful to honor what you do not know, and then set that against knowledge you actually have. Expect to Change Your Opinions: be doubly careful to honor what you do not know, and then set that against knowledge you actually have.
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