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Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor, Stoic

“You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you find strength.”
Marcus Aurelius
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You have power over your mind, not events.

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Dichotomy of control

Sort everything into what you govern and what you don't. Spend energy only on the first.

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Control Is a Lie

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BJ Miller

Palliative care physician

“Mortality is what gives life its urgency.”

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Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos

Founder, Amazon

“Minimize regret; it is always Day 1.”

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Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger

Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway

“Assemble a latticework of mental models.”

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Richard Feynman

Physicist, Nobel laureate

“You must not fool yourself.”

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Socrates

Socrates

Philosopher of Athens

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

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Aristotle

Aristotle

Philosopher, founder of the Lyceum

“You are what you repeatedly do.”

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