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As the owner of one of the two primary steamship lines, Vanderbilt emerged as a powerful presence in San Francisco, where he never had and never would set foot. Railroad and newspaper promoters there besieged him with requests for investment. “If you knew of the hundreds of applications that we have daily for the same thing,” he replied to one, “you would at once see that it would be ruinous to grant them.”35
The First Tycoon
T.J. Stiles
If you’re like me and many people, you go through each day zipping from one thing to another. But along the way, when’s the last time you stopped for ten seconds to feel and take in one of the positive moments that happen in even the most hectic day? If you don’t take those extra seconds to enjoy and stay with the experience, it passes through you like wind through the trees, momentarily pleasant but with no lasting value. This book is about one simple thing: the hidden power of everyday positive experiences to change your brain—and therefore your life—for the better. I’ll show you how to turn good moments into a great brain, full of confidence, ease, comfort, self-worth, and feeling cared about. These are not million-dollar moments. They’re simply the cozy feeling of a favorite sweater, pleasure in a cup of coffee, warmth from a friend, satisfaction after finishing a task, or love from your mate.
Hardwiring Happiness
Rick Hanson
Perhaps Marshall’s most striking habit was his insistence on leaving the office each day at 5:30 p.m. In an age before cell phones and email, Marshall didn’t put in a second shift late into the night once he got home. Having experienced burnout earlier in his career, he felt it was important to relax in the evening. “A man who worked himself to tatters on minor details had no ability to handle the more vital issues of war,” he once said.
A World Without Email
Cal Newport
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