Being busy is not being able to add anything else to your calendar. Being fulfilled is not wanting to add anything else to your calendar. Don’t confu… - Mark Manson

Improvement at anything is based on thousands of tiny failures, and the magnitude of your success is based on how many times you’ve failed at something. If someone is better than you at something, then it’s likely because she has failed at it more than you have. If someone is worse than you, it’s likely because he hasn’t been through all of the painful learning experiences you have.

Being slapped also taught me that you can’t always control how people react to you. Some people are completely out of their minds or they behave very inappropriately. You can’t help this. You cannot control what happens in every interaction. The sooner you accept this, the better off you will be.

The most important thing family teaches you is how to actively love a person you don’t necessarily like.