Quotes worth reading

I encourage my patients to avoid using the term diet at all, and if I were a dictator, I might ban it entirely.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

As always, tone of voice, respectful and deferential, is critical. Otherwise, treat 'why' like a burner on a hot stove—don’t touch it.

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE— Chris Voss with Tahl RazSelf-Help / Business

Empathy is not about being nice or agreeing with the other side. It’s about understanding them.

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE— Chris Voss with Tahl RazSelf-Help / Business

Gifts exist in a realm of humility and mystery—as with random acts of kindness, we do not know their source.

BRAIDING SWEETGRASS— Robin Wall KimmererNon-Fiction

Understanding our emotions—our biases, hopes, and fears—can guide us toward smarter choices. Choices that reflect who we are, what we value, and how we want to live.

THE ART OF SPENDING MONEY— Morgan HouselSelf-Help / Business

Fasting had effectively reset or rebooted his crashed metabolism in a way that no other dietary intervention was able to achieve.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

What I am saying is that we don’t want to be anywhere on that spectrum of insulin resistance to type 2 diabetes, where our cancer risk is clearly elevated.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The more you ritualize the beginning of a process, the more likely it becomes that you can slip into the state of deep focus that is required to do great things.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Playing came naturally to all of us as kids. Then, somewhere along the way, some of us decided we had more serious and important things to do with ourselves and so we gave up play.

100 RULES FOR LIVING TO 100— Dick Van Dyke with Tal McTheniaNon-Fiction

When the pressure is on, you don’t rise to the occasion; you fall to your highest level of preparation.

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE— Chris Voss with Tahl RazSelf-Help / Business

In what way(s) should we be exercising? How are we going to improve our diet? How can we sleep longer and better?

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Labeling is a simple, versatile skill that lets you reinforce a good aspect of the negotiation, or diffuse a negative one.

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE— Chris Voss with Tahl RazSelf-Help / Business

When your boss is also your landlord, their ability to threaten you and your family is tremendous, and indeed narrative accounts refer to eviction of families with children by force.

A CITY ON MARS— Kelly Weinersmith and Zach WeinersmithNon-Fiction

There are many different ways to do it: you can ride a stationary bicycle at the gym, or walk or jog or run around the track at the local high school, or swim some laps in the pool.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Habit tracking is obvious. Recording your last action creates a trigger that can initiate your next one.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Periodic reflection and review is like viewing yourself in the mirror from a conversational distance. You can see the important changes you should make without losing sight of the bigger picture.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Changing the behavior can change the mood. You do not need to wait for your mood to improve to make a behavior change.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

If the new start requires us to create a new ethical framework that is anathema to most living Earthlings, then what’s the point?

A CITY ON MARS— Kelly Weinersmith and Zach WeinersmithNon-Fiction

We rank team members alongside league opponents who play the same position and have similar role definitions.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Habits are a double-edged sword. Bad habits can cut you down just as easily as good habits can build you up, which is why understanding the details is crucial.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

It has been very quiet up here and your men will learn [about war] the easy way.

CONQUERING CRISIS— William H. McRavenSelf-Help / Business

Cancer had been on my mind since before I had even applied to medical school.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Happiness, contentment, joy…all of those things come from experiencing a gap between expectations and reality.

THE ART OF SPENDING MONEY— Morgan HouselSelf-Help / Business

The most basic challenge is that people don’t know the questions to ask the customer, the user . . . the counterpart. Unless correctly interrogated, most people aren’t able to articulate the information you want.

NEVER SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE— Chris Voss with Tahl RazSelf-Help / Business