Derek Sivers Quotes

You are the way you are because of what you’ve experienced.

Here’s how to live: Intertwine with the world.

Holding on to an old title gives you satisfaction without action.

Don’t be on your deathbed someday, having squandered your one chance at life, full of regret because you pursued little distractions instead of big dreams. You need to know your personal philosophy of what makes you happy and what’s worth doing.

A gorilla, speaking with sign language, makes a joke.
We’re amazed.
She’s showing the fullest expression of a soul. But when a person is humorless, it’s the opposite.
They’ve lost the point of life.

You really learn only when you’re surprised. If you’re not surprised, then everything is fitting into your existing thought patterns. So to get smarter, you need to get surprised, think in new ways, and deeply understand different perspectives.

Every year or two, change your job and move somewhere new.
Change the way you eat, look, and talk.
Change your preferences, opinions, and usual responses.
Try the opposite of before.

Here’s how to live: Fill your senses.

Delegation doesn’t come naturally to any of us. But I was trying really hard to be good at it. I knew how important it was to get into the delegation mind-set. I was trying to empower my employees — to let them know they could make decisions on their own, without me.

Being stupid means avoiding thinking by jumping to conclusions.

Your feelings are wise.
Bad feelings mean you need to take action.
Good feelings mean you took the right action.
Following your feelings is the most natural and rewarding thing to do.

No choice is inherently the best.
What makes something the best choice?
You.
You make it the best through your commitment to it.

skip the art career and just do the art.

But if the problem were truly solved, that business would no longer be needed! So the business accidentally or unconsciously keeps the problem around so that they can keep solving it for a fee.

The less you do, the more you can see.
Observe and learn.
Watch the world.