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“I have not been to Minnesota in about twenty years…” “Bring Yo Ass!” ~Charles Barkley and Anthony Edwards exchange after the Timberwolves 4-3 win in Game 7! 28all. Eya. *TH* The Warm-Up: “ ‘Don’t make the voice in your head another opponent in the daily battles you gotta face with the outside world.’ Mannn I felt that. Life isn’t ALWAYS hard but it’s hard enough. And challenges gonna come up. Make your inner voice a teammate, not a challenger.” ~Joe Holder The Core: “Kate Money Martin. I love that kid.” ~Kelsey Plum “Compete with yourself and root for everybody else.” ~Candice Millard “Preach the Gospel at all times. Use words if necessary.” ~Francis of Assisi “Real will always recognize real. Make sure you’re looking familiar.” ~Rob Hill Sr. “In a world of content…the most rebellious thing you can do is create art.” ~Matt Gottesman “If you were allowed one wish for your child, seriously consider wishing him or her optimism.” ~Daniel Kahneman When someone presents an idea you strongly disagree with, the best thing to do is to attempt to understand why they hold it.” ~Kpaxs “The thing that made [Michael Phelps] great was the work”… ~Bob Bowman video interview with the Washington Post, “The Psychology of Speed,” ~June 14, 2012 [The Right Call] “One of the biggest mistakes writers make is creating for an audience instead of a specific reader. Even if lots of people read your stuff, just about all of them will read it in solitude. Very different from other mediums like music. So forget the masses and write for one person.” ~David Perell “Tom Anderson sold MySpace for $580M…and then spent the past 20 years doing travel photography. Brain Lam sold Wirecutter for $30M…and then retired to Hawaii to pursue artisanal carpentry. Can barely find anything about what they’re up to online. What legends.” ~Michael Karnjanaprakorn “Encounters like that one brought a fundamental realization: even the most supple-seeming actors are the products of their own agency. Their skills are not a matter of natural talent but attainment. Most important, their alertness and executive cool in critical moments is earned and learned.” ~Sally Jenkins, The Right Call “Reasoning in public forces discipline of thought. It’s like doing math on the chalkboard in front of the class. Every step must be clear and correct, or someone will point out the mistake. There’s no room for fuzzy thinking or skipped steps. If your reasoning is correct, you have nothing to fear. If it’s wrong, you have everything to learn.” ~Shane Parrish Last Set: “If you’re waiting for that magical moment when everything makes sense and you know you’re ready, you’ll be waiting forever. Stepping into unfamiliarity is how you grow. Let go of the concept of a ‘perfect opportunity’ and choose the opportunity that is in front of you.” ~Michell C. Clark Food For Thought: “In theory, everyone has potential, everyone could do so much better. In practice, you have: 1) Talented people who don’t believe long enough in themselves. 2) Smart people who kept overthinking the small things and missed the big picture. 3) Hard-working people rushing and working towards the wrong goals. 4) Creative people who never cultivated mental resilience, and gave up after just a few failures. 5) Insightful people who never actually applied their knowledge. 6) Curious people who were distracted by everything and never committed to anything. 7) Empathetic people who spent so much time worrying about what was ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ that they did nothing at all. 8) Honest people who struggled to understand that the world is full of liars trying to take advantage of them, until it was too late. 9) Diligent people who were too scared of getting off the beaten tracks and taking actual risks. 10) Realistic people who never understood that extraordinary outcome requires ‘irrational’ beliefs and a leap of faith.” ~Orange Book
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