“Define yourself by your effort, not your suffering.”

Nearly everything in life has a useful zone, a desired dose. Ten minutes in the sun can energize you. Ten hours in the sun can burn you. This concept applies to many things: work, relationships, hobbies, exercise, food.What is your desired dose? What do you need right now? A little bit more or a little bit less?

1 QUESTION FOR YOU

“I read once that the true mark of a pro — at anything — is that he understands, loves, and is good at even the drudgery of his profession.”

“There is only one way to read, which is to browse in libraries and bookshops, picking up books that attract you, reading only those, dropping them when they bore you, skipping the parts that drag – and never, never reading anything because you feel you ought, or because it is part of a trend or a movement. Remember that the book which bores you when you are twenty or thirty will open doors for you when you are forty or fifty-and vise versa. Don’t read a book out of its right time for you.”

“Marrying well makes everything easier.”

"Charity can be a lifestyle, not merely a gift.Read charitably. Give the author your most favorable interpretation.Listen charitably. Donate your undivided attention.Work charitably. Be generous with your expertise.In this way, you make charity a daily habit."

JAMES CLEAR

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