Keep a counterweight job. Something effortless that covers your bills. Something you can do a few hours per day, but otherwise not think about. It gives discipline and regularity to your life.—Derek Sivers, How to Live. Highlighted
Determining what is enough is different for everyone. Enough is the antithesis of growth. Enough is the true north of building a company of one, and the opposite of the current paradigm promoting entrepreneurship, growth-hacking, and a startup culture.—Paul Jarvis, Company of One. Highlighted
The gist is this: you can pursue any passion you want, but you shouldn’t feel entitled to make money off it. Passion in work comes from first crafting a valuable skill set and mastering your work. This is great news, because it means you no longer have to beat yourself up for not finding your true, hidden passions. Instead, you can simply get to work.—Paul Jarvis, Company of One. Highlighted
If you’re a company of one, your mind-set is to build your business around your life, not the other way around.—Paul Jarvis, Company of One. Highlighted
When you have fewer hours available to you, you automatically focus on the task at hand and ignore what’s irrelevant. The quality of your work goes up as the allotted hours go down, so you can often accomplish more in four hours than in five.—Celeste Headlee, Do Nothing. Highlighted
