Quotes About Value

I also have in mind that seemingly wealthy, but most terribly impoverished class of all, who have accumulated dross, but know not how to use it, or get rid of it, and thus have forged their own golden or silver fetters. —HENRY DAVID THOREAU (1817–1862)

A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing."—Oscar Wilde

La robustez es preocuparse más por los pocos que valoran tu trabajo que por la multitud que lo odia (artistas); la fragilidad es preocuparse más por los pocos que odian tu trabajo que por la multitud que lo valora (políticos)». Opta por la robustez.

que vale la pena detenerse.

deontologist believes that for something to be ethically correct, it must abide by a predefined set of moral rules or ideologies, and if an action breaks those rules then it is immoral, regardless of the outcome. A consequentialist believes that the moral value of an action purely depends on its outcome—the act itself doesn't carry moral weight, all that matters is whether its consequences are good or bad overall.

You won't take a bullet for pleasure or power, but you will for meaning.

Study the Opposites In addition to studying his competition in tech and early-stage investing, Marc studies value investors on the completely opposite side of the spectrum, such as Warren Buffett and Seth Klarman. This doesn't mean they invest in the same types of companies; rather, the synergy is related to first principles.

How can I possibly explain that what I do with my time and what I do for money are completely different things?

When I'm old, how much would I be willing to pay to travel back in time and relive the moment that I'm experiencing right now?

There needs to be one decisive reason, and then the worthiness of the trip needs to be measured against that one reason. If I go, then we can backfill into the schedule all the other secondary activities. But if I go for a blended reason, I'll almost surely come back and feel like it was a waste of time.

si aporta algo al resto del mundo (¿es realmente significativo? ¿mejora el mundo?)

Below are the key questions I asked to arrive at this cord-cutting conclusion. I revisit these questions often, usually every month. I hope they help you remove noise and internal conflict from your life. Are You Doing What You're Uniquely Capable of, What You Feel Placed Here on Earth to Do? Can You Be Replaced?

No es necesario que sacrifiques la integridad de tu arte para tener unos ingresos respetables. Basta con que crees una gran experiencia y cobres por ella.

Robienie rzeczy niewa?nej sprawia, ?e nie zrobisz czego? wa?nego. Zadanie wymagaj?ce czasu wcale nie staje si? wa?ne tylko z tego powodu. Od tej chwili zapami?taj sobie na zawsze, ?e to, co robisz, jest niesko?czenie wa?niejsze od tego, jak to robisz. Wydajno?? jest wa?na, ale bezu?yteczna, je?li nie odnosi si? do w?a?ciwych rzeczy.

Primero, edito para mí (¿qué me gusta?). En segundo lugar edito para mis seguidores (¿qué sería lo más entretenido y útil para mis seguidores?).

learned here. First, per-hour cost is not the ultimate determinant of cost. Look at per-task cost.

It's always the hard part that creates value." "You are more powerful than you think you are. Act accordingly.

I have come to learn that part of the business strategy is to solve the simplest, easiest, and most valuable problem. And actually, in fact, part of doing strategy is to solve the easiest problem, so part of the reason why you work on software and bits is that atoms [physical products] are actually very difficult.

Which of these highest-value activities is the easiest for me to do?

Así que el filtro se fija automáticamente para tu nombre, porque eso es lo que más te importa.

You do not have to sacrifice the integrity of your art for a respectable income. You just need to create a great experience and charge enough.

When deal-making, ask yourself: Can I trade a short-term, incremental gain for a potential longer-term, game-changing upside? Is there an element here that might be far more valuable in 5 to 10 years (e.g., ebook rights 10 years ago)?

Time without attention is worthless, so value attention over time.

Here are two truisms to keep in mind: 1. Doing something unimportant well does not make it important. 2. Requiring a lot of time does not make a task important.