Shane Parrish is the founder of Farnam Street, the world’s most-read blog on clear thinking. Described by Business Insider as ‘Wall Street’s biggest influencer’, Shane’s podcast The Knowledge Project has been downloaded 35 million times.
You can disagree without saying anything. Not needing to win trivial arguments saves you time, energy, and friends. – Shane Parrish
If you want to own your wisdom, thinking is something you have to do by yourself. – Shane Parrish
Chess masters know that to win you have to avoid losing. The first thing they do after an opponent make a moves isn’t to think about strategy or winning but rather to ask them self: what’s the threat? Avoid stupidity before seeking brilliance. – Shane Parrish
Wisdom is earned, not given. When other people give us the answer, it belongs to them and not us. While we might achieve the outcome we desire, it comes from dependence, not insight. Instead of thinking for ourselves, we’re dependent on the insight of others. – Shane Parrish
The actions you take today determine the circumstances you find yourself in tomorrow. – Shane Parrish
Over the long run, focus and discipline often beat talent. – Shane Parrish
One of the most common causes of failure is giving up before results become visible. And yet when results become visible, they come so fast and in such magnitude that you wonder where they’ve been hiding all these years. – Shane Parrish
Intensity adds. Consistency multiplies. – Shane Parrish
Be wary of spending a lot of time with people whose default behavior is not your desired behavior. To change your behavior, spend time with people or groups whose default actions are your desired behavior. – Shane Parrish
Once you know what you want, determine what behaviors and habits will get you there. – Shane Parrish
Good judgement often isn’t popular. – Shane Parrish
Say the least. Absorb the most. – Shane Parrish
What looks like success is often just patience. – Shane Parrish
You are not responsible for other people’s opinions, feelings, or perceptions of you. They own that, not you. – Shane Parrish
A lack of patience reveals a lack of understanding. – Shane Parrish
Short-term results come from intensity. Long-term results come from consistency. – Shane Parrish
The people who relentlessly focus on the simple obvious actions excel. – Shane Parrish
One mark of a smart person is the ability to learn from people they don’t like. – Shane Parrish
What appears to be luck is often preparation and patience. – Shane Parrish
Writing a long email is easy; Writing a short one is hard. – Shane Parrish
Your friends should make you a better person than you otherwise would be. – Shane Parrish
Your mindset can change the outcome without changing the facts. – Shane Parrish
The person who carefully designs their daily routine goes further than the person that negotiates with themselves every day. – Shane Parrish
Routine will take you further than willpower. – Shane Parrish
Impatience kills more dreams than incompetence. – Shane Parrish
You don’t control the mountain, only the climb. – Shane Parrish
Don’t let a lack of patience be the reason you don’t succeed. – Shane Parrish
Waiting for the right time to do something you know you need to do is seductive. About 99% of the time, waiting only makes things harder. – Shane Parrish
Pay every invoice within 48 hours. You’d be surprised how many times people go out of their way to work with us because they know they’ll get paid right away. – Shane Parrish
The happiest people want the lowest profile. – Shane Parrish
Working hard matters but working on the right things matters even more. – Shane Parrish
Something I try to teach the kids is the idea of one more. One more rep. One more step. One more minute. One more revision. One more practice test. The difference between average and outstanding is often just one more. – Shane Parrish
You can get straight As in school and still fail at life. – Shane Parrish
Be great at what you do and you won’t need a resume. – Shane Parrish
You only have time for what matters if you say no to what doesn’t. – Shane Parrish
Long-term results are a function of persistence and patience more than brilliance. – Shane Parrish
Intensity is overrated. Consistency is underrated. – Shane Parrish
Everyone has an idea, what sets people apart is execution. – Shane Parrish
Results are what happens when you consistently do what you should do not what you want to do. – Shane Parrish
Writing helps you think because it gives you nowhere to hide. – Shane Parrish
You have a choice between what you want now and what you want most. Don’t let feeling good today come at the expense of the decade. Be patient. Keep the end in mind. – Shane Parrish
So much unhappiness comes from wanting others to think we’re happy or important. We chase visible at the expense of meaningful. – Shane Parrish
Invest the best hours of your day on the biggest opportunity, not the biggest problem. – Shane Parrish
Action is cheaper than regret. – Shane Parrish
Only in challenging times do you discover the difference between leaders and actors. – Shane Parrish
Distance yourself from people that you don’t want to become. – Shane Parrish
You don’t need more time, you need more focus. Fewer projects. Fewer commitments. Fewer obligations. Fewer responsibilities. Carefully choose what you commit to, then go all in. – Shane Parrish
Lack of patience derails more ambitions than a lack of ability. – Shane Parrish
You can’t have a long-term horizon if you can’t handle short-term volatility. – Shane Parrish
The best teacher is self-reflection. – Shane Parrish
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