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It’s supposed to be hard.
The thing to keep in mind is that in any endeavor that has the potential to deliver big rewards, the best you can do is put the odds of success in your favor, which means recognizing… Read more
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Quitting is underrated
Most people cautioned me about the costs of quitting; only the wisest warned me of the costs of not quitting. Everything you quit clears space to try something new. Everything you say “no” to is… Read more
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A bitter ending is better than an endless bitterness.
A bitter ending is better than an endless bitterness. About Elly A Film by : Asghar Farhadi یک پایان تلخ بهتر از یک تلخی بی پایان است درباره الی https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1360860/?ref_=tt_ch Read more
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Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Simone Weil (February 3, 1909–August 24, 1943) French Philosopher Read more
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The single biggest enabling force behind the global economy might as well be invisible
Financial innovations were involved in the development of VLCC, Very Large Crude Carriers, and then ULCC, Ultra Large Crude Carriers, as Khalili explains. Aristotle Onassis, one of the driving forces behind the gargantuanisation of ships,… Read more
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The premortem has proved to be a much more effective way to tease out the potential flaws in a decision.
In a post-mortem, the subject is dead, and the coroner’s job is to figure out the cause of death. In a premortem, the sequence is reversed: “Our exercise,” Dr. Klein explains, “is to ask planners… Read more
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And there will be a moment when nothing is possible
For there was a moment when anything was possible. And there will be a moment when nothing is possible. But in between we can create. Mohsin Hamid How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia Read more
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His character and his dignity made people outside of South Africa feel the shame
The campaign to free Nelson Mandela which became a global campaign and which was inspired by his character and his dignity made people outside of South Africa feel the shame and in the end the… Read more
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All that matters is to survive
All that matters is to survive. The rest is just words. Charles De Gaulle Read more
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That Paris of the occupation was a strange place.
That Paris of the occupation was a strange place. On the surface, life went on ‘as before’ – the theatres, cinemas, music halls and restaurants were open for business. There were songs playing on the… Read more