Quotes About Priorities

There is much more to life than what gets measured in accounts. Even economists know that.

People are persuaded to spend money we don't have, on things we don't need, to create impressions that won't last, on people we don't care about.

I know for a good many months we did as much as we could to get property destroyed. I know that if a good deal more property was destroyed... I know they think a great deal more of property than of human life.

They who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries.

They who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries."72

A leader who is successful at work but a failure at home is not a successful leader.

It is predicated on the assumption that you dislike what you are doing during the most physically capable years of your life. This is a nonstarter—nothing can justify that sacrifice.

Ours is a culture where we wear our ability to get by on very little sleep as a kind of badge of honor that symbolizes work ethic, or toughness, or some other virtue—but really, it's a total profound failure of priorities and of self-respect.

Not life, but good life, is to be chiefly valued. —Socrates

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

The Tail End" by Tim Urban on the Wait But Why blog—if you only read one article this month, make it that one. It

the key to not feeling rushed is remembering that lack of time is actually lack of priorities. Take time to stop and smell the roses, or—in this case—to count the pea pods.

But I will say this: the more clear I am about what my goals are, the more easily I can say no.

There is not enough time to do all the nothing we want to do. —BILL WATTERSON,

Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan and Eldar Shafir. An explanation of scarcity for rich intellectuals, showing how poor people do stupid things for lack of money, while rich people do stupid things for lack of time.

ANY TIME I'M TELLING MYSELF, 'BUT I'M MAKING SO MUCH MONEY,' THAT'S A WARNING SIGN THAT I'M DOING THE WRONG THING.

Para desarrollar tus aptitudes en un principio, aprendes a establecer prioridades; para conservar tus facultades debes defenderte de las prioridades de los demás.

Relative Income Is More Important Than Absolute Income.

Siempre es difícil responder a eso, porque lleva implícita la pregunta de por qué no lo he hecho ya. Pero diría que cuando miro hacia mi yo más joven del pasado, era increíblemente convencional, increíblemente competitivo. Y, cuando eres muy competitivo, te vuelves muy bueno en aquello en lo que compites contra otras personas. Pero lo haces a cambio de perderte muchas otras cosas. »Si eres un jugador de ajedrez

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.

Falta de tiempo es falta de prioridades.

There is nothing that the busy man is less busy with than living; there is nothing harder to learn." –Seneca

Sure, that sounds kinda cool," I'd say, dropping it in the calendar. Later, I'd pay the price of massive distraction and overwhelm. My agenda became a list of everyone else's agendas. Saying yes to too much "cool" will bury you alive and render you a B-player, even if you have A-player skills. To develop your edge initially, you learn to set priorities; to maintain your edge, you need to defend against the priorities of others.

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