Only Direct Control Of Experience, The Ability

It Is Amazing How Little Effort Most People Make To Improve Control Of Their Attention. If Reading A Book Seems Too Difficult, Instead Of Sharpening Concentration We Tend To Set It Aside And Instead Turn On The Television, Which Not Only Requires Minimal Attention, But In Fact Tends To Diffuse What Little It Commands With Choppy Editing, Commercial Interruptions, And Generally Inane Content.

Competition Is Enjoyable Only When It Is A Means To Perfect One’s Skills; When It Becomes An End In Itself, It Ceases To Be Fun.

Try To Be Inspired By Something Every Day. Try To Inspire At Least One Person Every Day.

Some Individuals Have Developed Such Strong Internal Standards That They No Longer Need The Opinion Of Others To Judge Whether They Have Performed A Task Well Or Not. The Ability To Give Objective Feedback To Oneself Is In Fact The Mark Of The Expert.

If You're Alone With Nothing To Do, The Quality Of Your Experience Really Plummets.