“The benefits of becoming fluent in a foreign tongue are as underestimated as the difficulty is overestimated. Thousands of theoretical linguists will disagree, but I know from research and personal experimentation with more than a dozen languages that (1) adults can learn languages much faster than children when constant 9-5 work is removed and that (2) it is possible to become conversationally fluent in any language in six months or less. At four hours per day, six months can be whittled down to less than three months.” KnowsChildrenThreeLanguageHoursWorkFourMonthsBecomingSixBenefitsResearchAdultsDifficultyConstantTongueFasterDisagreeDozenSix MonthsTheoreticalExperimentationThree MonthsUnderestimatedFluentLinguists Author:Tim Ferriss
“The uselessness of men above sixty years of age and the incalculable benefit it would be in commercial, in political, and in professional life, if as a matter of course, men stopped work at this age.” IfsMenYearsMatterWould BeAgePoliticalCoursesWorkBenefitsSixtyUselessnessProfessional Life Author:William Osler
“Never, under any circumstances, accept a position of responsibility. You will be forced to work harder with no other benefits than a few extra bucks - 'peanuts,' as they say, if that.” IfsWorkResponsibilityAcceptingPositionHard WorkCircumstancesBenefitsHarderExtrasBucksWork HarderPeanuts Book:Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay Source: Bonjour Laziness: Why Hard Work Doesn't Pay
“My experience has taught me, and it has become a principle with me, that it is never any benefit to give out and out, to man or woman, money, food, clothing, or anything else. If they are able-bodied and can work and earn what they need, when there is anything on earth for them to do. This is my principle and I try to act upon it. To pursue a contrary course would ruin any community in the world and make them idlers.” IfsMenWorldNeedsGivingTryingAbleEarthCoursesCommunityWorkPrinciplesTaughtBenefitsContraryPursueRuinsClothingsIdlers Book:Journal of Discourses Source: Journal of Discourses
“Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.” IfsGivingTryingFirstsTwoInspirationRememberOpportunityWorkBusinessCreativityFailingFailureBenefitsApproachThought ProvokingFear Of FailureProject ManagementLearning From FailureNew Approach Author:Roger von Oech
“...perhaps the most distinguishing trait of visionary leaders is that they believe in a goal that benefits not only themselves, but others as well. It is such vision that attracts the psychic energy of other people, and makes them willing to work beyond the call of duty for the organization.” PeopleInspirationalBelieveWellsEnergyGoalWorkBusinessLeaderVisionWillingDutyBenefitsOrganizationTraitsPsychicsVisionariesCall Of DutyVisionary Leaders Author:Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi