Cool anonymous quotes I've found

“Keep pushing towards your perceive strengths. And if people can't handle that then that just mean that everyone is just ten steps behind you.”

“Most disappointments grow from unmet expectations. Set realistic expectations for yourself, based on your strengths, then strive to exceed them.”

“Don't complain. Either change your situation, learn to cope, or change your perspective.”

“Don't worry about making big bucks out of the gate, worry first about doing whatever you have to do excellently.

“Get your work done first so you can play without guilt. Even better, make work play and the fun never ends!”

“If you want to develop your passion and gift, stop worrying about the things you do poorly. Go with your strengths!”

“Greatness will not find you: you have to find it, and work damn hard for it too. All through the eighties and nineties we were taught to follow our dreams, and not settle for less. We were taught to do work for the love of it, not for the money. This is a nice sentiment, but reality comes crashing down on you once you graduate. You might feel slighted, lied to, or unfairly left out of the wonderment that life was supposed to bestow on you. Is it possible to do what you love, be successful, and be happy the rest of your days? Absolutely - but you have to WORK REALLY HARD, EVERY SINGLE DAY to get there. You have to do those 10,000 drawings, play 10,000 gigs, code for 10,000 hours, etc. in order to get there. Figure out who your heroes are in your chosen lifestyle, and focus on the stories of the boring crap they had to do in order to get there. The media loves stories of people who just happened to be in the right place at the right time and got lucky, but for the other 99.99999% - and you - this will not be the case.”

“Your 20's are like investments with compound interest. Small, smart deposits equal huge rewards. And diversify.”

“The things that you fear most, that are most uncomfortable, are often most important for you to do. And you might as well do them if it's related to that "big dream", because time will pass anyway. And in your twenties often the worst thing that can happen is you move back in with your parents (Thank you Molly Mahar ;)). So do it now while you have relatively little to lose, and more time to rebuild than you ever will again.”

“Get a mentor. And another. And another...”

“Read more, never stop trying to learn, cling to your idealism and don't give up on your dreams. Surround yourself with those who push you, believe in you, will give you the advice you need to hear but don't want to (and know when to give you the advice you ask to hear when needed because sometimes you just need to shelter/protect your confidence).”

“It is practice doing something that requires concentration and attention to detail. Why do that when instead you could be getting tiny little hits from watching TV and browsing the Web? It helps you better understand that learning sometimes involves long periods of frustration. Why confront that and make yourself uncomfortable? It helps you communicate with more people. What if this leads to other problems, such as broadening your world-view? It helps you appreciate your own language better. Surely yours needs no improving? It helps you when you travel. But isn't it better to stay home or, when you do travel, let other people do your negotiating for you? You can start to read foreign newspapers. Wouldn't this just expose you to the misguided notions that other people have about world events? You can eventually read literary works in their original. How could they possibly be better than in translation?”

“Ultimately, your brain is just going to form rich new connective neural pathways. This is all electrochemical activity, whose very name sounds dangerous. Therefore, I strongly recommend against it.”