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 don’t control the mountain, only the climb. – Shane Parrish
Once you know what you want, determine what behaviors and habits will get you there. – 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
If you spend too much time with people who don’t have any ambitions, you’ll soon find yourself without them. – Shane Parrish
The path to performing is full of discipline not brilliance. – Shane Parrish
Who is right is less important than what is right. When the focus is who, it’s mostly on you. Your desire to be right even when you’re wrong. This can lead to thinking the world should work in a way it doesn’t. Outcome over ego. – Shane Parrish
Working hard matters but working on the right things matters even more. – 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
You are a combination of the people you spend the most time with, your habits, and your environment. If you want to change your outcomes, start with these. – Shane Parrish
You can’t have a long-term horizon if you can’t handle short-term volatility. – Shane Parrish
You automatically fail if you don’t try. – Shane Parrish
Be great at what you do and you won’t need a resume. – Shane Parrish
If you want to think about something, write it out. – Shane Parrish
There is no way we could acquire that insight in a few minutes by watching. We’d need to do it over and over for years, experiencing all of the things that could go wrong. – Shane Parrish
Too many prefer gentle lies to hard truths. – Shane Parrish
Time is the ultimate status symbol. – Shane Parrish
One of the biggest things that keeps us from achieving better outcomes: We’d rather not get help than let other people know we might need help. – Shane Parrish
Getting over yourself offers exponential returns. – Shane Parrish
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it, is committing another mistake. – Shane Parrish
The internet is as useful as your self-control. – Shane Parrish
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