delay gratification

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“Self-Control & Uncertainty”

By Nathan Collier The ability to delay gratification for (sufficient) future reward is the essence of self-discipline indeed of civilization. The first

talking yourself out of exhaustion

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Talking Yourself Out of Exhaustion: The Effects of Self-Talk on Endurance Performance

You have reserves of strength you know not of: The traditional view of physical exhaustion is that your muscles let your brain

a day of thanks

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A Day of Thanks, Moments of Perspective

“The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a

count your blessings

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Count Your Blessings!

Want to cheer yourself up? Find energy on even the darkest days? Count your blessings! Enumerate all the things you have to

give up suffering

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Give Up Your Suffering

It is easy to fall in love with your suffering. There is a certain nobleness to seeing yourself as a martyr, a

willing to pay price

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Are You Willing to Pay the Price?

H. L. Hunt; 1889–1974, the self-made Texas oil billionaire, once gave a very succinct answer to the age old question about the

No 1 reason no success

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The #1 Reason People Do Not Succeed in Life

The #1 reason people do not succeed in life is the unwillingness to delay gratification. Basically, the failure to have a plan

all answers found

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All the Answers Have Been Found

The good news is that everything you need to know has already been discovered. The great truths of life have been distilled

is A really B

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Is an A Really a B?

Grade inflation is back. After a big episode during the Vietnam war to protect students’ draft deferments, grade inflation re-emerged in force

four ways to make luck work

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Four Ways to Make it Easy for Luck to Find You

#1 Be open and flexible, seize serendipity: Deliberately add variety to your life, be approachable, stay open to chance opportunities. Unlucky people

downside of following passion

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On the Downside of “Following (Mindlessly) Your Passion”

Successful people frequently advise others to do as they have and “follow your passion.” It sounds like great advice… BUT cartoonist Scott

three reasons to beware advice of successful people

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Three Reasons to Beware the Advice of Successful People

Why? 1. Truth be told, many highly successful people are so busy doing WHAT they do best that they do not truly