In the words of tennis great Serena Williams, “I really think a champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.” — Nick Velasquez, Learn, Improve, Master #book #quote

“Some people would rather suffer the consequences of procrastination than the humiliation of trying and not doing as well as they had hoped. It is more tolerable to blame themselves for being disorganized, lazy, or uncooperative than to view themselves as being inadequate and unworthy—the failure they fear so deeply. And it is the fear of this failure that is eased by procrastination.”—Jane B. Burka, Lenora M. Yuen, Procrastination #book #quote #productivity #procrastination

“Creativity is about connections, and connections are not made by siloing everything off into its own space. New ideas are formed by interesting juxtapositions, and interesting juxtapositions happen when things are out of place.” — Austin Kleon, Keep Going #book #quote #creativity

“‘My work speaks for itself,’ but the truth is, our work doesn’t speak for itself. Human beings want to know where things came from, how they were made, and who made them.”—Austin Kleon, Show Your Work! #book #quote

“Your task here is to break inertia and gain momentum.”—Peter Hollins, Finish What You Start #book #quote #productivity #break-procrastination

“If you plan your day the night before—making a to-do list and spending a few minutes visualizing exactly how you want the day to go—your subconscious mind will work on these tasks all night long.”—Jack Canfield, Janet Switzer, The Success Principles(TM) #quote #book #productivity

“A skilled explainer learns to see the intent behind the question and formulate an answer that focuses on understanding instead of efficiency.”—Lee LeFever, The Art of Explanation #book #quote #teaching

“Getting Real delivers just what customers need and eliminates anything they don’t.”—Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, Matthew Linderman, and 37signals, Getting Real #book #quote #product

“Our goal won’t be to avoid such obstacles—that’s impossible—but to prepare for when they come.”—Nick Velasquez, Learn, Improve, Master

“Promises pile up like debt, and they accrue interest, too. The longer you wait to fulfill them, the more they cost to pay off and the worse the regret. When it’s time to do the work, you realize just how expensive that yes really was.”—Jason Fried, David Heinemeier Hansson, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work #book #quote #productivity

“Transforming their work into something of your own is how you flatter them. Adding something to the world that only you can add.”—Austin Kleon, Steal Like an Artist #book #quote

“Share what you love, and the people who love the same things will find you.”—Austin Kleon, Show Your Work! #quote #book

“He did not just copy ideas or quotes from the texts he read, but made a transition from one context to another.”—Sönke Ahrens, How to Take Smart Notes #quote #book

“where the term Intentional Goal Setting comes from: focusing on your purpose, not your end result.”—Kelly Buckley and Geffen Rothe, Better Than Done