“Writers who get written about become self-conscious. They develop a regrettable habit of looking at themselves through the eyes of other people. They are no longer alone, they have an investment in critical praise, and they think they must protect it. This leads to a diffusion of effort. The writer watches himself as he works. He grows more subtle and he pays for it by loss of organic dash.” PeopleThinkingWritingSelfEyeGrowsLossEffortPayWatchesWrittenHabitProtectConsciousPraiseInvestmentCriticalSubtleSelf ConsciousThrough The EyesDiffusion Book:Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler Source: Selected Letters of Raymond Chandler
“The light of common sense is fundamentally the same light as that of science, that is to say, the natural light of the intellect. But in common sense this light does not return upon itself by critical reflection, and is not perfected by what we shall learn to know as a scientific habit.” KnowsDoeLightNaturalCommonReturnHabitReflectionCriticalIntellectCommon SenseNot PerfectNatural LightCritical Reflection Book:An EPZ Introduction to Philosophy Source: An EPZ Introduction to Philosophy
“Make it your habit not to be critical about small things.” HabitCriticalSmall ThingsCritical Spirit Author:Edward Everett Hale
“When kids are young, before the age of ten, there is a critical window of opportunity when their habits and motivations can be influenced.” KidsAgeYoungMotivationOpportunityHabitTenWindowCriticalWindow Of Opportunity Author:Richard Attias
“The two critical questions to ask are: "Who is my customer?" and "What value am I adding?" Unfortunately, many workers cannot answer these questions. They tend to blindly do things, and develop bad habits of doing things over and over for no good reasons.” TwoReasonValuesAsksAnswersHabitWorkersCriticalCustomersBad Habits Author:Bill Capodagli