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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I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.
It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.
The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour
To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.
Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.
Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.
Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.
Be your own judge and you will be happy.
Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.
Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.