As alluring as it is, entitlement isolates us. Our curiosity and excitement for the world turns in upon itself and reflects our own biases and projec… - Mark Manson

Discipline isn’t willpower, it’s prioritization. You don’t push through a hangover. You skip the night out. You don’t force yourself to exercise, you sign up for the race.

Burnout is the natural result of failing to say “no,” of setting too few limits.

While most people whittle their days chasing another buck, or a little bit more fame and attention, or a little bit more assurance that they're right or loved, death confronts all of us with a far more painful and important question: What is your legacy? How will the world be different and better when you're gone? What mark will you have made? What influence will you have caused? They say that a butterfly flapping its wings in Africa can cause a hurricane in Florida; well, what hurricanes will you leave in your wake?