Meticulously Curated Quotes
Quotes from Books I've Read
2024
The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism - Olivia Fox Cabane
The difficult feelings we experience are a natural by-product of one of our most useful survival mechanisms.
When your brain spins negative scenarios, remind yourself that you may not be getting an accurate perception of reality.
The most effective thing you can do for your career is to get comfortable being uncomfortable.
Because what’s in your mind shows up in your body and because people will catch even the briefest microexpression, to be effective, charismatic behaviors must originate in your mind.
In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives - Steven Levy
Even if you fail at your ambitious thing, it’s very hard to fail completely.
Arthur Clarke once remarked that the best technology was indistinguishable from magic.
Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect - Will Guidara
Service is black and white; hospitality is color.
“People will forget what you do; they’ll forget what you said. But they’ll never forget how you made them feel.” This quote, often (but probably incorrectly) attributed to the great American writer Maya Angelou, may be the wisest statement about hospitality ever made.
2025
The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness - Morgan Housel
But the truth is that wealth is what you don’t see. Wealth is the nice cars not purchased. The diamonds not bought. The watches not worn, the clothes forgone and the first-class upgrade declined. Wealth is financial assets that haven’t yet been converted into the stuff you see.
Daniel Kahneman once told me about the stories people tell themselves to make sense of the past. He said: Hindsight, the ability to explain the past, gives us the illusion that the world is understandable. It gives us the illusion that the world makes sense, even when it doesn’t make sense. That’s a big deal in producing mistakes in many fields.
Things that have never happened before happen all the time.
Saving is the gap between your ego and your income.
Napoleon’s definition of a military genius was, “The man who can do the average thing when all those around him are going crazy.
Progress happens too slowly to notice, but setbacks happen too quickly to ignore.
Who Moved My Cheese? - Spencer Johnson
Some people never change and they pay a price for it.
The Unspoken Truths for Career Success: Navigating Pay, Promotions, and Power at Work - Tessa White
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Can’t Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds - David Goggins
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The Infinite Game - Simon Sinek
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The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups - Daniel Coyle
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think - Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund
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Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Matthew Walker
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It - Chris Voss
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Elon Musk - Walter Isaacson
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The Psychology Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained - Nigel C. Benson, Catherine Collin, Joanna Ginsburg, Marcus Weeks, Merrin Lazyan, Voula Grand
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Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion - Robert B. Cialdini
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Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind - David M. Buss
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ - Daniel Goleman
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The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant - Tae Kim
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Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology - Chris Miller
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Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win - Jocko Willink, Leif Babin
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