a person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have. - Tim Ferriss

I believe that success can be measured in the number of uncomfortable conversations you’re willing to have.

People say that what we are seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think this is what we’re really seeking. I think what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive. — JOSEPH CAMPBELL, The Power of Myth

A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days.” –Annie Dillard

You shouldn’t be trying to do more in each day, trying to fill every second with a work fidget of some type. It took me a long time to figure this out. I used to be very fond of the results-by-volume approach.

Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions. The options are almost limitless for creating “busyness.”