"Notes" of An Elder

If the future is uncertain and the past unchangeable, the most important thing is what we do right now.

August 26, 2022

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"Notes" of An Elder is a depository of pertinent information, knowledge and wisdom. Available weekly will be an elder's "thinking menu" for your use. Enjoy this bounty.

  • Complete freedom from stress is death.

  • Extraordinary discipline does not eliminate losses. It prevents foolish losses.

  • Learning always involves new understandings, new behaviors, thinking, and doing.

  • Value is an estimate rather than a precise figure.

  • If the future is uncertain and the past unchangeable, the most important thing is what we do right now.

  • To manage your time, you first must manage your mind.

Response

  • Call Time Out

  • Think

  • Decide

  • Respond

  • A rejection is nothing more than a necessary step in the pursuit of meaning.

  • One of the most important secrets of success is learning to conquer your doubts.

  • “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” ― T. S. Eliot

  • Fix what you can, accept what you can’t, and make what’s good even better.

  • Predicting rain doesn’t count. Building arks does.

Magic Question

What are my shortcomings?