"If you wish to exhaust someone’s willpower, present them with multiple options to decide."
My quotes from the entire Peak Productivity book series.
Explore insightful quotes curated from the entire Peak Productivity book series. Delve into a collection of wisdom and practical advice distilled from these works, offering guidance on maximizing efficiency, optimizing workflows, and achieving peak performance.
"Chronically activating the sympathetic nervous system raises your cortisol hormone constantly, making you suffer from chronic stress. Contrarily, activating the parasympathetic nervous system too much increases the risk of mania."
"Despite the burgeoning positive psychology advice on happiness and the claim that we are happier than ever before in human history, the suicide rate continues to climb, and millions of people seek therapy for their unhappiness every year."
"Life is shallow without the past and purposeless without the future."
"The world needs us—people with diverse innate abilities who are willing to make a concerted effort to bloom and produce something that benefits the masses and creates posterity."
"Achieving permanent happiness is impossible, no matter how much you gain in life."
"Recognize your talents for what they are—finite but valuable. They can’t bring you anywhere unless you cultivate them and put them to good use."
"What you thought would be your ideal career ten years ago may not seem so ideal today. What you thought would be your ideal country to live in may not hold true now."