Weekly Highlights #10

A weekly round-up of things I found interesting, fun or useful.

📚 Books

"Strong character has a tensile quality like a good piece of metal—it can give and bend but still retains its overall shape and never breaks.

The strength emanates from a feeling of personal security and self-worth.

This allows such people to take criticism and learn from their experiences. This means they do not give up so easily, since they want to learn how to get They are rigorously persistent. People of strong character are open to new ideas and ways of doing things without compromising the basic principles they adhere to. In adversity they can retain their presence of mind. They can handle chaos and the unpredictable without succumbing to anxiety. They keep their word. They have patience, can organize a lot of material, and complete what they start. Not continually insecure about their status, they can also subsume their personal interests to the good of the group, knowing that what works best for the team will in the end make their life easier and better."

- Robert Greene, The Laws of Human Nature

📜 Articles

Paul Graham’s essay on what makes the best essay has more to it than first meets the eye. For curious minds.

You can read it here

🎧 Podcasts

Legendary podcast host David Senra discusses how Steve Jobs was one of the best salespeople of the last century.

🎬Video

Author Cal Newport describes 5 tips that help him read 5 books a month!

💭 Quotes

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

- Socrates

Oh, we shouldn't delude ourselves-pleasure isn't
in the fulfillment, but in the pursuit.

- Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais

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