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So you have to figure out what your own aptitudes are. If you play games where other people have the aptitudes and you don’t, you’re going to lose. And that’s as close to certain as any prediction you can make. You have to figure out where you’ve got an edge. And you’ve got to play within your own circle of competence.
Charlie Munger Poor Charlie’s Almanack · 2005

Quotes

“I may not be as strong as I think. But I know many tricks and I have resolution.”

Ernest Hemingway · The Old Man and the Sea, 1952 · Primary source

“You can’t get away from yourself by moving from one place to another.”

Ernest Hemingway · The Sun Also Rises, 1926 · Primary source

“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”

Steve Jobs · Stanford Commencement Address, 2005 · Primary source

“No man had ever a point of pride that was not injurious to him, so no man had ever a defect that was not somewhere made useful to him.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson · Compensation, 1841 · Primary source

“You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough.”

William Blake · The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, 1790 · Primary source

“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”

William Blake · The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, 1790 · Primary source

“I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.”

Eleanor Roosevelt · No reliable source

Works

John T. Reed · 2003
Succeeding

A practical guide to choosing goals, careers and relationships that reflect individual strengths, alongside advice on money, learning and risk.

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Decision-making 35 Experience 30 Courage 25 Adaptation 17 Resolve 9 Adaptability 9 Relationships 9 Authenticity 8 Moderation 8 Intuition 7 Pride 7 Wisdom 7 Risk management 7 Travel 6 Compensation 6 Competitive advantage 6 Identity 5 Skill 4 Attribution uncertain 4 Circle of competence 3 Excess 3 Limits 3 Escape 2 Personal change 2 Personal direction 2 Aptitude 2 Personal choice 2 Goal setting 2 Limitations 1 Self-acceptance 1 Career choice 1