The book that accompanies me on my current journey: „Stillness is the key“ by Ryan Holiday. Live changing, full recommendation.
My favourite quotes (1|21) 👇
1|21) „Be present because otherwise you miss out.“
2|21) „Limit your inputs: Give things a little space. Don’t consume news in real time. Don’t let your inbox lord over your life.“
3|21) „Cultivate silence. We were given two ears and one mouth for a reason.“
4|21) „Seek wisdom! We want to seek with doubt. We want to savour it. We want to follow it where it leads.“
5|21) „You will never feel ok by external accomplishments. Enough comes from the inside. See what you already have, what you’ve always had.“
6|21) „Aim high! Never allow mistakes or criticism get you down.“
7|21) „Waste no energy on grudges, make room for joy.“
8|21) „Build a routine. Limit your interruptions. Limit the number of choices you need to make.“
9|21) „The best car is not the one that turns the most heads, but the one you have to worry the least. The best clothes are the ones that are the most comfortable, that require you to spend the least amount of time shopping.“
10|21) „Don‘t use your money to purchase loneliness, headaches or status anxiety. Don’t let yourself be ruled by your possessions.“
11|21) „It is human being, not human doing for a reason.“
12|21) „It’s the humility of being bad at something because we are a beginner, but having the confidence to trust the process.“
13|21) „The one thing you can’t escape is yourself.“
14|21) „Remember, there‘s no greatness in the future. Or clarity. Or insight. Or happiness. Or peace. There is only this moment. Be present.“
15|21) „To have an impulse and to resist it, to sit with it and examine it, to let it pass like a bad smell - this is how we develop spiritual strength. This is how we become who we want to be in this world.“
16|21) „Out stillness depends on our ability to slow down and choose not to be angry, to run on different fuel. Fuel that helps us win and build, and doesn’t hurt other people, our cause, or our chance at peace.“
17|21) „We should look fearfully at the people who have become slaves to their calendars, who require a staff of ten to handle all their ongoing projects, whose lives seem to resemble a fugitive fleeing one scene for the next. There is no stillness, it‘s servitude.“
18|21) „In every situation ask yourself:
What is it?
Why does it matter?
Do I need it?
Do I want it?
What are the hidden cost?“
19|21) „Make the time. Build the discipline. You deserve it. You need it. Your stillness depends on it.“
20|21) „Build a life that you don’t need to escape from.“
21|21) „High minded thoughts and inner work are one thing, but all that matters is what you do.“
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