All other things being equal, simplicity beats complexity every time. A portfolio of passive low-cost indexes should make up the core of your holdings. If you want to do something more complicated, you need a compelling reason.
– from How Not to Invest book by Barry Ritholtz
They are such terrible fanatics in …
They are such terrible fanatics in Pakistan. What to talk of the illiterates, even the educated here scoff at rational thinking. The mullah have such stranglehold over us that we cannot budge an inch from where we are asked to stand. We cannot contemplate any change in our religion, although according to the present times, it requires radical changes.
– from An Indian Spy in Pakistan book by Mohanlal Bhaskar
Whatever your goal, you’ll need to …
Whatever your goal, you’ll need to hold yourself accountable for the small steps it will take to get there. Self-improvement takes dedication and self-discipline.
– from Can’t Hurt Me book by David Goggins
When you’ve had a taste of …
When you’ve had a taste of magic, it’s hard to be satisfied with the ordinary again.
– from The Lost Bookshop book by Evie Woods
Wrongness can be amusing. It keeps …
Wrongness can be amusing. It keeps life interesting. If we were all right all the time, where would that leave us?
– from The Way of Kings book by Brandon Sanderson
Maybe that’s the rite of passage …
Maybe that’s the rite of passage before you become a man – realizing your father doesn’t have life figured out any more than you do.
– from Ugly Love book by Colleen Hoover
Experimental physics – hell, all of …
Experimental physics – hell, all of science – is about solving problems. However, you can’t solve them all at once. There’s always a larger, overarching question – the big target. But if you obsess on the sheer enormity of it, you lose focus. The key is to start small. Focus on solving problems you can answer. Build some dry ground to stand on. And after you’ve put in the work, and if you’re lucky, the mystery of the overarching question becomes knowable. Like stepping slowly back from a photomontage to witness the ultimate image revealing itself.
– from Dark Matter book by Blake Crouch
I am a self-taught entrepreneur. That’s …
I am a self-taught entrepreneur. That’s the best kind there is, trust me.
– from The White Tiger book by Aravind Adiga
Notetaking is the easiest and simplest …
Notetaking is the easiest and simplest way of externalizing our thinking. It requires no special skill, is private by default, and can be performed anytime and anywhere. Once our thoughts are outside our head, we can examine them, play with them, and make them better. It’s like a shortcut to realizing the full potential of the thoughts flowing through our minds.
– from Building a Second Brain book by Tiago Forte
Women are the pivot on which …
Women are the pivot on which everything turns.
– from Anna Karenina book by Leo Tolstoy