Quotes from '101 essays that will change the way you think'

Words of encouragement go a long way and can bring great perspective. Here's some cherry picked quotes from the book '101 essays that will change the way you think'. Enjoy.

“You think your past defines you, and worse, you think that it is an unchangeable reality, when really, your perception of it changes as you do.”

“Your habits create your mood, and your mood is a filter through which you experience your life.”

“When you start considering things not as obligations but as opportunities, you start taking advantage of them rather than trying to avoid them.”

“In a sense, the notion that thoughts create reality is more than just an idea; it's also a fact of evolution. It was because of language and thought that we could create a world with our minds, and ultimately, it is because of language and thought that we have evolved into the society we have today - for better and for worse.”

“Your identity does not have to be cohesive. Your story doesn’t have to flow. You don’t have to be neatly packaged in a way that other people understand. You have to stop living for your synopsis, the summary we try to piece together in our minds when we imagine people explaining us or evaluating who we are. It doesn’t have to make sense. You’re allowed to be great at a lot of things that don’t necessarily relate to one another. You’re not limited to just one purpose, one talent, one love. You can have a variety of jobs, each of them meaningful at the time you have them. You can be good at a lot of things without lacking in others. You do not have to be a novel; you can be a book of stories.”

Discover the book here