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By Nathan Collier The ability to delay gratification for (sufficient) future reward is the essence of self-discipline indeed of civilization. The first
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You have reserves of strength you know not of: The traditional view of physical exhaustion is that your muscles let your brain
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“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a
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Want to cheer yourself up? Find energy on even the darkest days? Count your blessings! Enumerate all the things you have to
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It is easy to fall in love with your suffering. There is a certain nobleness to seeing yourself as a martyr, a
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H. L. Hunt; 1889–1974, the self-made Texas oil billionaire, once gave a very succinct answer to the age old question about the
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The #1 reason people do not succeed in life is the unwillingness to delay gratification. Basically, the failure to have a plan
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The good news is that everything you need to know has already been discovered. The great truths of life have been distilled
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Grade inflation is back. After a big episode during the Vietnam war to protect students’ draft deferments, grade inflation re-emerged in force
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#1 Be open and flexible, seize serendipity: Deliberately add variety to your life, be approachable, stay open to chance opportunities. Unlucky people
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Successful people frequently advise others to do as they have and “follow your passion.” It sounds like great advice… BUT cartoonist Scott
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Why? 1. Truth be told, many highly successful people are so busy doing WHAT they do best that they do not truly