I recently came across an app called Readwise, which creates a database of your highlights from various sources like podcasts, books, and articles. It then reminds you of five highlights daily, helping you stay refreshed with your ideas and inspirations. I really liked the concept and thought that creating my own databases at regular intervals, like every month, could be even more beneficial for me.
In this “Quotes of the Month” series, I’ll share my top quotes I’ve gathered from various sources—books, videos, podcasts, and more.
My Top 30 Quotes of November 24:
- “If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.”
- “What gets measured, gets accomplished.”
- “Your mind is for having ideas not holding them.”
- “Creativity is about connecting ideas, especially the ones that don’t seem to be connected.”
- “Information becomes knowledge—personal, embodied, verified—only when we put it to use.”
- “Information is always in flux, and it is always a work in progress. Since nothing is ever truly final, there is no need to wait to get started.”
- “The word “productivity” has the same origin as the Latin verb producere, which means “to produce.” Which means that at the end of the day, if you can’t point to some kind of output or result you’ve produced, it’s questionable whether you’ve been productive at all.”
- “You are what you consume, and that applies just as much to information as to nutrition.”
- “The moment you first encounter an idea is the worst time to decide what it means. You need to set it aside and gain some objectivity.”
- “Our notes are things to use, not just things to collect.”
- “Attention is our most scarce and precious resource.”
- “It is when you begin expressing your ideas and turning your knowledge into action that life really begins to change.”
- “When we are organized and efficient, that creates space for creativity to arise.”
- “It is never a person’s toolset that constrains their potential, it’s their mindset.”
- “When you are captivated and obsessed by a story, an idea, or a new possibility, don’t just let that moment pass as if it doesn’t matter.”
- “Run after your obsessions with everything you have.”
- “Even when we act for the greater good, we are often unconsciously motivated by the desire to be liked by others and to have our image enhanced in the process.”
- “When it is time to ask for a favor or help, you must think first of appealing to peoples self interest in some way.”
- “The greatest impediment to creativity is your impatience.”
- “You are unique, and there is a purpose to your uniqueness. You must see every setback, failure, or hardship as a trial along the way, as seeds that are being planted for further cultivation.”
- “No moment is wasted if you pay attention and learn the lessons contained in every experience.”
- “Never losing your connection to Your Life’s task you will unconsciously hit upon the right choices in your life. Over time mastery will come to you.”
- “In our journey from apprenticeship to mastery we must patiently learn the various parts and skills that are required, never looking too far ahead.”
- “We should take up hobbies—a game, a musical instrument, a foreign language—that bring pleasure but also offer us the chance to strengthen our memory capacities and the flexibility of our brain.”
- “You may pick a career path based on what peers and parents tell you, or on what seems lucrative. […] you can have some success in life, but eventually your lack of true desire catches up with you. Your work becomes mechanical. You come to live for leisure and immediate pleasures. In this way you become increasingly passive, and never move past the first phase.”
- “Knowing it [your life’s purpose] with clarity, you will find your way to the proper career path and everything else will fall into place.”
- “A false path is generally a career we are attracted to for the wrong reasons—money, fame, attention, parents etc. If you are on a false path, actively rebel against those forces”
- “It is a healthy part of your development to follow a path independent of your parents, environment and establish your own identity.”
- “Let your sense of rebellion fill you with energy and purpose.”
- “Instead you must value learning above everything else. This will lead you to all the right choices.”
