“We pride ourselves on being the only species that understands the concept of risk, yet we have a confounding habit of worrying about mere possibilities while ignoring probabilities, building barricades against perceived dangers while leaving ourselves exposed to real ones.” RealWorryRiskDangerPossibilityBuildingPrideHabitConceptsMereSpeciesLeavingExposedProbabilityReal OnesBarricadesConfounding Book:Simplexity: the simple rules of a complex world Source: Simplexity: the simple rules of a complex world
“In the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving off of an old one, we must take care to launch ourselves with as strong and decided an initiative as possible.” CareStrongHabitDecidedLeavingTake CareInitiativeAcquisitionNew Habits Book:Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals Source: Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals
“Inspiration can show up almost any time, though I have yet to see anyone scratching out melodic ideas on a restaurant napkin as legend would have us believe. I think inspiration comes from concentration, and early on I learned about Mark Twain's habit of leaving for his study after breakfast and not reappearing until the end of the day, ready to read to his family what he had just written. That set a good example for me, although I didn't copy his habit of taking twelve cigars along.” ThinkingBelieveIdeasEndsShowsInspirationStudyWrittenExampleReadyHabitMarkLeavingRestaurantsThe End Of The DayConcentrationCopiesBreakfastLegendsTwelveCigarGood ExamplesNapkins Author:William P. Perry