Shane Parrish Quotes

People who get a lot of things done wonder how people who don't spend their time.

Self care creates impact.

Your body and mind are the most valuable tools you have to produce anything, neglecting them caps everything else.

Most people try to be good enough, but the people who win try to overwhelm.

They don't just show up and do their best, they do their best before showing up.

They care more.
They are focused.
They are prepared.
They pay attention to the details.

When they show up, they bring so much to the table that winning is almost inevitable.

People who make non-consensus decisions don't have much time for company politics, pointless meetings, or people they don't respect.

In school they teach you to address your weaknesses. In the real world, you get paid to amplify your strengths.

Caring is not the same as skill, but caring is how skill develops.

Master the step you are on.

Wozniak spent years designing computers on paper because he couldn’t afford the parts. “I learned to not worry so much about the outcome,” he wrote, “but to concentrate on the step I was on and to try to do it as perfectly as I could when I was doing it.” He’d design a computer, then redesign it over and over again. By the time he got real components, he’d already done the hardest work: the thinking. Most people rush through fundamentals chasing the outcome.

Woz had the patience to master each step completely before moving to the next.

enthusiasm is a skill you can activate, not a trait you're born with

People who refuse to quit are usually either trying to prove someone wrong or refusing to admit they are wrong.

Guarding your time isn't rude, it's how you get stuff done.

If you can't cut a meeting short, you're being nice to them but not kind to yourself.

Nice is what people want from you. Kind is what you owe yourself.

50 small things moving in the same direction is just as effective as one big thing

Self-pity feels like comfort and works like poison.

The best don’t perfectly follow the rules but they don’t always break them either.

They break the rules when they don’t make sense and it matters to the outcome.

everyone has an opinion but the only ones worth listening to are the ones who care about you

Sometimes the market gives you a tiny opportunity.