To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.
Kofi Annan
This little insighting was heavily inspired by Barry Schwartz’ TED talk on The Paradox of Choice. I watched it a few months back, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘choice’
On the paradox of choice
Posted in my personal insightings, tagged choice, emotions, happiness, responsibility, singing on 4. March. 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you spend your time on
Posted in work in progress, tagged choice, project, relationships, routine, values on 31. December. 2008 | 2 Comments »
If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got.
Lee Iacocca
We had a conversation with my mom about spending time yesterday, specifically about choosing to spend your time. She is an entrepreneur who loves her job, and so she naturally spends [...]
Perfectionism, pessimism, and fear
Posted in my personal insightings, tagged choice, competence, fear, perfectionism, personality on 15. December. 2008 | 1 Comment »
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
Winston Churchill
I have one or two acquaintances who are self-proclaimed pessimists. As in, whenever they encounter a new situation, they promptly declare that it’ll never work because of this, that and the other reason. And whenever someone challenges their negative [...]
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