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I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind … and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.” Tyrion tapped the leather cover of the book. “That’s why I read so much, Jon Snow.
George R. R. Martin's a Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set
George R. R. Martin
The first step is to develop and maintain a low-information diet. Just as modern man consumes both too many calories and calories of no nutritional value, information workers eat data both in excess and from the wrong sources. Lifestyle design is based on massive action—output. Increased output necessitates decreased input. Most information is time-consuming, negative, irrelevant to your goals, and outside of your influence. I challenge you to look at whatever you read or watched today and tell me that it wasn’t at least two of the four.
The 4-Hour Workweek
Timothy Ferriss
Or, you can stay in the middle, perfectly balanced, and walk away. Back to safety, back to neutral. Not here or there, not forward or back, not up or down. You’re not alone anymore, because everyone else is in the middle with you, where no decisions or commitments are made, and you can stay average forever. It’s nice. It’s calm. But it sure as hell ain’t Winning. This is your battle, your race to greatness. How you achieve it, and whether you achieve it, relies solely on your “selfish” ability to prioritize without regret.
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