Wisdom Quotes for Personal Growth and Daily Success

Biggest predictors of success

We know what predicts success - IQ and conscientiousness are the biggest predictors of success

The response is much more negative from the fans if you lose a fight and complain about it. It's ruthless because they understand that you've made a huge character error

Where is the meaning to be found?

Life is hard. It's tainted by malevolence and betrayal. That can make you bitter. You need a meaning to offset that. Where is the meaning to be found? Not in rights, not in impulsive pleasure but in responsibility. You take responsibility for yourself so you take care of yourself.
If you're good at it you have some excess left over to take care of your damn family.
If you're good at both of those then you have some excess left over to take care of your community. Those are heavy burdens. You pick up the burdens and you find that's meaningful.
The best way to pick up the burden is to continually improve yourself. And that's where the meaning is to be found. That meaning is in the continual self transcendence. That's letting your old self die and the new self be reborn

God's judgement is something like - Freedom is better than safety