Quotes worth reading

Creative solutions are almost always preceded by some degree of risk, annoyance, confusion, and conflict.

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

We are not bound by any specific ideology or school of thought, or labels of any kind. We are not “keto” or “low-fat,” and we do not emphasize aerobic training at the expense of strength, or vice versa.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The effects of alcohol on memory and cognition are apparent even in moderate drinkers. Studies have found that young people who drink heavily are more likely to forget even basic tasks like locking the door or mailing a letter.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

One of the signal events as we are falling asleep is that our body temperature drops by about one degree Celsius. To help that happen, try to keep your bedroom cool—around sixty-five degrees Fahrenheit seems to be optimal.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Nobody was hurt. The bad guys were in custody. And I emerged from the experience humbled by how much more there was to learn, but at the same time, awakened to and inspired by the elemental power of emotion, dialogue, and the FBI’s evolving toolbox of applied psychological tactics to influence and persuade just about anyone in any situation.

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

The very long-term effects of exposure to zero or partial Earth gravity are unknown. And as to what the effects would be on a developing human child, we haven’t got a clue.

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

Once you understand what a messy, emotional, and destructive dynamic “fairness” can be, you can see why “Fair” is a tremendously powerful word that you need to use with care.

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

True recovery requires probing the depths of what shaped you, how you adapted to it, and how those adaptations are now serving you (or not, as in my case).

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

I am increasingly persuaded that our 24-7 addiction to screens and social media is perhaps our most destructive habit, not only to our ability to sleep but to our mental health in general.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

Often the other side is acting on bad information, and when people have bad information they make bad choices. There’s a great computer industry term for this: GIGO—Garbage In, Garbage Out.

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

You think you are quitting something, but you’re not quitting anything because cigarettes do nothing for you.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

The only way to become excellent is to be endlessly fascinated by doing the same thing over and over. You have to fall in love with boredom.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Getting significantly less sleep than this, or significantly more, will almost inevitably cause problems in the long run.

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The earth, that first among good mothers, gives us the gift that we cannot provide ourselves.

BRAIDING SWEETGRASS— Robin Wall KimmererNon-Fiction

The brain overestimates the danger of anything that seems like an immediate threat but has almost no likelihood of actually occurring: your plane crashing during a bit of turbulence, a burglar breaking in while you’re home alone, a terrorist blowing up the bus you’re on.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Pointing-and-Calling raises your level of awareness from a nonconscious habit to a more conscious level by verbalizing your actions.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

In short: humans have had good political, economic, military, and technological reasons not to weaponize space. The one question looming at our particular moment is whether everything will change in this new age of cheap space access.

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

The primary axis of the Americas and Africa is north-south. The primary axis of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East is east-west. This leads to a wider range of climates up-and-down the Americas than across Europe and Asia.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

You get there by asking for “No.” It’s the word that gives the speaker feelings of safety and control.

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

If I had been told about all this in advance, would I have opted for the treatment?

OUTLIVE— Peter Attia with Bill GiffordNon-Fiction

The subject, who was unaware of the ruse, would immediately become bewildered. Their eyes would open wide. They would laugh nervously to themselves. They would double-check the reactions of other participants. Their agitation would grow as one person after another delivered the same incorrect response.

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

The more I kept this second guy talking and he’d come around. We’d find a way to get him out of that bank—with or without Chris Watts.

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

Happiness is the space between desire being fulfilled and a new desire forming

ATOMIC HABITS— James ClearSelf-Help / Business

Man, he wrote, has two systems of thought: System 1, our animal mind, is fast, instinctive, and emotional; System 2 is slow, deliberative, and logical. And System 1 is far more influential.

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