Top 15 Brad Stulberg Quotes

Stress + rest = growth. This equation holds true regardless of what it is that you are trying to grow.

the real secret of world-class performers is not the daily routines that they develop, but that they stick to them. That they show up, even when they don't feel like it. Call it drive, call it passion, or call it grit; whatever you call it, it must come from deep within.

simply telling yourself "I am excited" shifts your demeanor from what they call a threat mindset (stressed out and apprehensive) to an opportunity mindset (revved up and ready to go). "Compared to those who attempt to calm down," the authors conclude, "individuals who reappraise their anxious arousal as excitement perform better." Put differently: The sensations you feel prior to a big event are neutral — if you view them in a positive light, they are more likely to have a positive impact on your performance. These

Purpose fosters motivation; motivation lets us endure a greater perception of effort; and enduring a greater perception of effort often results in better performance. This equation holds true in every field — from the track to the workplace.

It isn't experience that sets top performers apart but the amount of deliberate practice they put in.

In a society that glorifies grinding, short-term gains and pushing to extremes, it takes guts to rest.

Stress demands rest, and rest supports stress.

The good news is that just like the body, by stressing and allowing the mind to recover it also becomes stronger. Scientists have discovered that the more we resist temptation, think deeply, or focus intensely, the better we become at doing so.

You don't become what you think. You become what you do.

Victor Frankl: By declaring that man is responsible and must actualize the potential meaning of his life, I wish to stress that the true meaning of life is to be discovered in the world rather than within man or his own psyche, as though it were a closed system. I have termed this constitutive characteristic "the self-transcendence of human existence." It denotes the fact that being human always points, and is directed, to something or someone, other than oneself — be it a meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter. The more one forgets himself — by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love — the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself. What is called self-actualization is not an attainable aim at all, for the simple reason that the more one would strive for it, the more he would miss it. In other words, self-actualization is possible only as a side-effect of self-transcendence.

Growth comes at the point of resistance; we learn by pushing ourselves to the outer reaches of our abilities.

The take-home message wasn't that the majority of these great performers did their best work at a certain time of day, or that there is an optimal hour for productivity. Rather, each individual figured out when they were most alert and focused, and designed their day accordingly. These individuals were optimizing around their respective chronotypes, which is the scientific term for the unique ebb and flow of energy that everyone experiences over the course of 24 hours.

Scientists have discovered that the more we resist temptation, think deeply, or focus intensely, the better we become at doing

Even seemingly trivial decisions deplete us.

happiness, fulfillment, well-being, and sustainable performance arise when you concentrate on being present in the process of living instead of obsessing over outcomes, and above all when you're firmly grounded wherever you are.