“Work finally begins,” says Alain de Botton, “when the fear of doing nothing exceeds the fear of doing it badly.” — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
It is a vast, and pervasive, cognitive mistake to assume that people who agree with you (or disagree) do so on the same criteria… — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
“Dweck encourages parents and teachers to praise children for their effort, rather than their intelligence, talent, or looks.” — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
“If they’re forced into a challenge they don’t feel prepared for, they may even engage in what psychologists call “self-handicapping”: deliberately doing things that… — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
We have made it impossible for children to fall very far—and in so doing, we have robbed them of the joys of climbing high. — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
“Most of all, learning to fail well means overcoming our natural instincts to blame someone—maybe ourselves—whenever something goes wrong.” — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
Over the years, I developed a theory about why writers are such procrastinators: We were too good in English class. This sounds crazy, but… — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
“The alternative to villains who have done something wrong is a universe where bad things sometimes happen to people who don’t deserve them.” — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
“...simple things, but each error made the other ones more dangerous, like sticks of kindling to a roaring fire” — megan mcardle Copy Share Image
“object is to take lots of small, manageable risks, because that, he says, is the only way to figure out what really works.” — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
If we wanted a program to help the majority of the population, we'd offer loan guarantees to help poor people get access to reliable… — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
“If they’re forced into a challenge they don’t feel prepared for, they may even engage in what psychologists call “self-handicapping”: deliberately doing things that… — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
“the people who dislike challenges think that talent is a fixed thing that you’re either born with or not. The people who relish them… — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
“Like most people, I couldn't let go of the money we'd wasted. That's why so many people eat awful meals, watch horrible movies, read… — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
“Writers who don’t produce copy—or leave it so long that they couldn’t possibly produce something good—are giving themselves the perfect excuse for not succeeding.” — Megan McArdle Copy Share Image
