3-2-1: On saving money, controlling your anger, and what love looks like - James Clear
“Save more money than you think you need. Life is unexpected and your future tastes will likely be more expensive. Not worrying about money tomorrow is worth more than whatever you could buy today.” III. “I have learned that whenever I think “I don’t have enough time to do that” what I usually mean is “I don’t have enough energy” or “I am not actually interested in doing this.” What I need to do a better job of is not managing my time, but rather caring for myself and identifying my true interests. When I am well rested and working on something I am genuinely excited about, finding time is rarely a problem.” I. Writer and activist James Baldwin on what love looks like: “The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light.” Source: Nothing Personal (hat tip to Jack Cohen) II. Investor Warren Buffett on holding your temper: “My good friend and hero, Tom Murphy, had an i
3 IDEAS FROM ME I. “The pessimist criticizes, the optimist creates.” II. “Save more money than you think you need. Life is unexpected and your future tastes will likely be more expensive. Not worrying about money tomorrow is worth more than whatever you could buy today.” III. “I have learned that whenever I think “I don’t have enough time to do that” what I usually mean is “I don’t have enough energy” or “I am not actually interested in doing this.” What I need to do a better job of is not managing my time, but rather caring for myself and identifying my true interests. When I am…
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