Leonardo da Vinci on Lifelong Learning

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Barbara Kingsolver On Depression And Sadness

February 23, 2022 · 1 min read

“There is no point treating a depressed person as though she were just feeling sad, saying, ‘There now, hang on, you’ll get over it.’ Sadness is more or less like a head cold – with patience, it passes…

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Edgar Allan Poe On Cause And Effect

March 16, 2020 · 1 min read

“I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause and effect, between the disaster and the atrocity.” – Edgar Allan Poe

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Leonard Cohen On The Hard Work Behind Inspiration

September 2, 2022 · 1 min read

Doing anything worth doing is almost always going to be more difficult than you think it will be at the onset. But as Leonard Cohen said, “Why shouldn't my work be hard? Almost everybody's work is hard. One is…

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Michael Masterson On Knowledge, Instinct, And Wisdom

July 22, 2022 · 1 min read

“Knowledge is a store of factual information. If you have enough knowledge you can make correct decisions. Instinct is a store of personal experiences. Instincts can help you make good decisions when you don’t…

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Joshua Waitzkin On Success And Resilience

April 15, 2019 · 1 min read

“The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity.” – Joshua Waitzkin

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