“Complacency and endless ambition are easy. It takes hard work to find the midpoint between these two states.” — FastReads Copy Share Image
“Buddhism, which does not center on a god, but rather on a human who said suffering arises from craving.” — FastReads Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Whatever is biologically possible is natural. There are no “unnatural” behaviors, only culturally forbidden ones.” — FastReads Habits Copy Share Image
“Therefore, it is not food shortage that causes war, but rather the inability for mass cooperation at such large scale.” — FastReads Peace Copy Share Image
“Darwin stated: “For I have always maintained that, excepting fools, men did not differ much in intellect, only in zeal and hard… — FastReads Darwin Copy Share Image
“When you deliberately look for ways to help every person you interact with, you build relationships, accumulate favors, and become indispensable.” — FastReads Favors Copy Share Image
“History is out of human control and moves forward without consideration of human life or human happiness.” — FastReads Happiness Copy Share Image
“There were no horses in America until the Europeans brought them in 1492. American Indians riding horses is not “authentic.” It is… — FastReads Horses Copy Share Image
“In order to persuade people to believe in an imagined order, mythmakers must never doubt the imagined order is objective fact created… — FastReads Nature Copy Share Image
“A well-designed life is a life that is generative— it is constantly creative, productive, changing, evolving, and there is always the possibility… — FastReads Creativity Copy Share Image
“Sociologist Dan Chambliss published a study titled The Mundanity of Excellence in which he argued that an extraordinary performance is a convergence… — FastReads Education Copy Share Image
“When you focus on and bask in the glory of your talents and strengths, your self-confidence often becomes the self-absorption, arrogance, and… — FastReads Arrogance Copy Share Image
“Talent means how quickly people are able to improve their skills when they put in the effort. • Achievement takes place when… — FastReads Achievement Copy Share Image
“Practice, work, and improve your craft until you gain mastery. The thought that any work is easy is both a fantasy and… — FastReads Work Copy Share Image
“It is human nature to think that saying “no” will cause you to miss out on something great. In truth, saying “yes”… — FastReads Diplomat Copy Share Image
“Focus on executing daily tasks with excellence. Grand visions are deceptive myths.” — FastReads Dreams Copy Share Image
“Practice requires you to do things that interest you better than you did yesterday.” — FastReads Practice Copy Share Image
“What the Western World uses as a basis for “natural” and “unnatural” is not biology, but rather Christian theology.” — FastReads Biology Copy Share Image
“Keep reminding yourself how much came before you and how little of it remains.” — FastReads Remains Copy Share Image
“The uniquely human ability to collectively believe in myths allows strangers to cooperate.” — FastReads Nature of man Copy Share Image
“It is for this reason that there is no “natural way of life” for humans. There are only cultural choices.” — FastReads Cultural Copy Share Image
“success boils down to overlooked, age-old basics: consistent practice, being unapologetic about personal choices, investing in the self, and trusting in the… — FastReads Success Copy Share Image
“interest, practice, purpose, and hope. Interest and purpose are two sources of passion. Practice and hope help develop perseverance which nurtures the… — FastReads Hope Copy Share Image
“It takes courage and a lot of discomfort to step out of your head and live presently. Stay aware, and stay hungry.” — FastReads Courage Copy Share Image
“From a biological perspective, whatever is possible is natural. Nothing is unnatural. A truly unnatural behavior that goes against the laws of… — FastReads Habits Copy Share Image
“five mindsets that will help you with this process are curiosity, awareness, bias to action, reframing, and radical collaboration.” — FastReads Knowledge Copy Share Image
“Merchants saw the entire human species as potential customers; conquerors envisioned all humans as potential subjects; and prophets saw all humans as… — FastReads Nature of man Copy Share Image
“Every step you take brings you to situations you have never encountered before. It takes a humble mind to realize it knows… — FastReads Every step Copy Share Image
“You can’t let recognition be your motivation. To find pride in yourself and in what you do, you have to define success… — FastReads Define success Copy Share Image
“Henry David Thoreau wrote that the efficient worker does not fill his day with work, but goes about it with ease and… — FastReads Busy Copy Share Image
