Quotes of Shane Parrish - somelinesforyou

“ We spend far more time doing what’s easy than doing what’s right. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ The person asking the questions is sometimes more valuable than the person providing the answers. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ You have to be willing to look like an idiot in the short term to look like a genius in the long term. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Stop caring what other people think and focus on being the best version of yourself possible. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ If you want exponential returns, replace the need to be proven right with the need to achieve the best outcome possible. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Friendship is more than being there for your friends when they need you, it’s also allowing your friends to be there for you. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Trying and struggling looks like incompetence right up until the moment it looks like success. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Effort, not genetics, is within your control. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ The learning starts when things get difficult. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Saying no is more important than saying yes. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ You get more of whatever you give attention to. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Sometimes success is 3% brains and 97% not getting distracted by the Internet. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Stop caring what other people think and focus on being the best version of yourself possible. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Your goal is to find a few intelligent things to do, not do every damn thing that comes across your desk. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Be wary of those who gain a reputation of genius from calm seas. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Saying no is more important than saying yes. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Lean into (not away from) what’s making you uncomfortable. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Getting over yourself offers exponential returns. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ While you don’t control the outcome, you do control the effort. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Delaying pursuing your dreams is like saving up sex for old age — you might get what you want eventually, but it won’t be as much fun. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ You give up your dreams by always deciding to pursue them tomorrow. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Thinking can be a very lonely business. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Comparing yourself to others is a guaranteed prescription for misery. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ The opposite of love is indifference. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Only when we accept fear will we have freedom. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ We’d rather live with our problems than adapt to the solutions. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ A little jealousy can be a good thing, for we may be reminded to appreciate what we have. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ We experience envy when the quality we feel inferior about threatens our self-concept. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ Envy of others is always a reflection of something we feel about ourselves. ”

- Shane Parrish

“ At the heart of feelings of jealousy lies our need to feel needed. ”

- Shane Parrish
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