Quote of the Day: 23 April 2026 #QotD

“The most important self-regulatory skill that top performers use during their work is self-observation.” -Geoff Colvin
[A good coach is nearly essential to making fast and good progress. But your coach will not be with you all the time, and being able to observe yourself will allow you to continue to make progress outside of the coaching environment.]

Quote of the Day: 22 April 2026 #QotD

“Whether we make it or not, the human race has got to keep up its well-earned reputation for ferocity.” -Elihu Nivens, The Puppet Masters
[You have to be capable of intense violence to have the capacity for peaceful behavior. Otherwise, you're merely docile.]

Quote of the Day: 21 April 2026 #QotD

“[S]ure, I laughed at this, but at least I hate the fact that I laughed at this, so I am still a good person[.]” -David Burge
[It's so important to be seen as a good person. But, you should always have an excuse or a justification in your back pocket, just in case.]

Quote of the Day: 20 April 2026 #QotD

“You'll miss the American, who deals sharply but cheats no one, who is tougher than the thugs and cleverer than the tricksters, who says ‘I can do it’ when others shrug, and who respects learning but is suspicious of those claiming to be learned, when the last one dies.” -Kendric Tonn
[An honorable society, as opposed to an honor culture, is always a loss when it is lost. And the loss is irreversible. So, perhaps the prudent course of action would be to preserve such societies in the face of existential crises.]

Quote of the Day: 19 April 2026 #QotD

“I have learned over and over again that—whatever our offering—in the Lord’s economy we always come out ahead.” -Patrick Kearon

Quote of the Day: 18 April 2026 #QotD

“When you have kids, Saturday and Sunday are more of a ‘weakened[.]’” -Henpecked Hal
[True. But kids are worth it in ways that you cannot understand if you don't already get it.]

Quote of the Day: 17 April 2026 #QotD

“Cultural values matter and they are not indistinguishable from one culture to the next.” -Gad Saad
[So, don't adopt the values of inferior cultures, or people from those cultures, unless you are prepared to accept the consequences of those actions.]