Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it.
Source: Plato: Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it. | QuoteTab (https://www.quotetab.com/quote/by-plato/only-those-who-do-not-seek-power-are-qualified-to-hold-it)
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On adversities
This too shall pass
Source: This too shall pass – Wikipedia
Ned Batchelder: How to be helpful online
Find the essence of their question, and answer it with a positive response.
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Focus on helping people.
On using your talent
Use what talents you possess, the woods will be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.– Henry van Dyke
"Use what talents you possess, the woods will be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best." – Henry van Dyke #talent
— Get Wiser (@GetWiser) September 7, 2020
The eight secrets to a (fairly) fulfilled life
- There will always be too much to do – and this realisation is liberating.
- When stumped by a life choice, choose “enlargement” over happiness.
- The capacity to tolerate minor discomfort is a superpower.
- The advice you don’t want to hear is usually the advice you need.
- The future will never provide the reassurance you seek from it.
- The solution to imposter syndrome is to see that you are one.
- Selflessness is overrated.
- Know when to move on.