The hardest financial skill is getting the goalpost to stop moving.
The Psychology of Money
Morgan Housel
You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Jonathan Safran Foer
Psychologists find that passions are often developed, not discovered. In a study of entrepreneurs, the more effort they put into their startups, the more their enthusiasm about their businesses climbed each week. Their passion grew as they gained momentum and mastery. Interest doesn’t always lead to effort and skill; sometimes it follows them. By investing in learning and problem solving, we can develop our passions—and build the skills necessary to do the work and lead the lives we find worthwhile.
Think Again
Adam Grant
When we are no longer able to change a situation—just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer—we are challenged to change ourselves.
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
That which is around me does not affect my mood; my mood affects that which is around me.
The Art of Racing in the Rain
Garth Stein