People whoare too

People whoare too
People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...
  

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Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.
We donot have to agree; we do need to understand.
Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.
Use softwords and hard arguments.
Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.
Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.
Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?
Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.
Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.
Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.
At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.