Change

Posted on July 5, 2019June 14, 2019 by Simon

”If we want things to stay as they are, then things will have to change.” Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa in The Leopard... Read More

Less is More

Posted on July 2, 2019June 10, 2019 by Simon

Less is More From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman... Read More

Maxims Explained

Posted on June 29, 2019June 10, 2019 by Simon

“A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation.” From The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Taleb... Read More

Things

Posted on June 25, 2019June 10, 2019 by Simon

“We buy thing we don’t need, to impress people we don’t like.” From The Fight Club as quoted in The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman... Read More

Starvation

Posted on June 24, 2019June 14, 2019 by Simon

“Starvation is a powerful motivator.” From The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer... Read More

Rational Markets

Posted on June 18, 2019June 10, 2019 by Simon

“The market might be rational…..but the people who comprise it are not.” From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman... Read More

Wounded Knee

Posted on June 17, 2019June 14, 2019 by Simon

“Indian Reservations are places where hope goes to die.” From The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer... Read More

Wallace Stegner

Posted on June 14, 2019June 8, 2019 by Simon

“Exploration like seduction puts a premium on the virgin” Wallace Stegner In Beyond the Hundredth Meridian... Read More

Motivation

Posted on June 13, 2019June 10, 2019 by Simon

“If it is to be it’s up to me.” Kevin Washburn In The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer... Read More

Shaping Your Mind

Posted on June 11, 2019May 7, 2019 by Simon

“Your mind will take the shape of what you frequently hold in it.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations From The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman... Read More

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Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Category: Maxims