“Theres no easier way to cure foolishness than to give a man leave to be foolish. And the only way to show a fellow that hes chosen the wrong business is to let him try it.” MenWayGivingTryingShowsEasierFellowsFoolishChosenCuresFoolishness Book:Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son Source: Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son
“Economics is a theoretical science and as such abstains from any judgement of value. It is not its task to tell people what ends they should aim at. It is a science of the means to be applied for attainment of ends chosen, not, to be sure, a science of the choosing of ends. Ultimate decisions, the valuations and the choosing of ends, are beyond the scope of any science. Science never tells a man how he should act; it merely shows how a man must act if he wants to attain definite ends.” PeopleIfsMenWantShouldMeanEndsShowsValuesDecisionEconomicsTasksUltimateAimChosenJudgementDefiniteScopeTheoreticalAttainmentValuation Book:Human Action Source: Human Action
“Brain studies of mental workouts in which you sustain a single, chosen focus show that the more you detach from what's distracting you and refocus on what you should be paying attention to, the stronger this brain circuitry becomes.” ShouldShowsAttentionBrainStudyFocusStrongerChosenPay AttentionWorkoutRefocus Author:Daniel Goleman