If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed. Edmund Burke They say money can’t buy happiness, but it’s clear that’s not entirely true. Money can’t buy happiness, perhaps,…
When you waste a moment, you have killed it in a sense, squandering an irreplaceable opportunity. But when you use the moment properly, filling it with purpose and productivity, it lives on forever. – Menachem Mendel Schneerson Multitasking is a…
The idea behind reinforcement learning is you don’t necessarily know the actions you might take, so you explore the sequence of actions you should take by taking one that you think is a good idea and then observing how the…
Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. – Saint Francis de Sales Calmness is a state that seems…
The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision. – Maimonides Making decisions is a complicated skill. There are always things to consider and the consequences might not be obvious for weeks, months, or years, when…
Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or a daydream, to imagine something wonderful, because we’re too…
In our leisure we reveal what kind of people we are. – Ovid Leisure time is often seen as being less important than work, in a way. Work is what defines your life and is viewed as the key component…
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner…
Luxury is anything that feels special. I mean, it can be a moment, it can be a walk on the beach, it could be a kiss from your child, or it could be a beautiful picture frame, a special fragrance.…
To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float. – Alan Watts Relaxing is very…
Insomnia is a gross feeder. It will nourish itself on any kind of thinking, including thinking about not thinking. – Clifton Fadiman There can be no doubt about the importance of sleep. It’s one of the biggest contributors to our…
