Nothing You Don't Already Know

Nothing You Don't Already Know

by Alexander Den Heijer

07 Quotes

p. 22

"When a flower doesn't bloom you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower."

p. 53

"One of our core needs is the need for recognition. As long as we don't feel recognized we experience some kind of fear that we are not enough. Social media owe a big part of their success to the human craving for validation, and it seems like we have forgotten what it means to have true confidence. Confidence is about being who you truly are with all your imperfections because you are not so concerned about what others think of you; you are more concerned about what you think of yourself. The insecure compete against other people, while the confident compete against themselves."

p. 65

"When we find the courage to do what makes the most sense to us, we will find opportunities at places where we didn't even look in the first place. New worlds will open up."

p. 77

"Do the things that make you feel good about yourself, not the things that make others feel good about you."

p. 91

"We think we're free to do what we want, but our actions are limited by the thoughts we believe to be true. The thoughts we don't question become our limits."

p. 145

"Before we go out and try to change the world, we may have to ask ourselves why we want to change the world in the first place. So that we can be happy? Why does the world need to change to make us happy? What makes us think we know what's best for the world? Be wise and focus on the way you live your own life, and let others be free to explore theirs. Make your life a work of art. Your own self-realization maybe be the best way to inspire the world."

p. 149

"Don't strive to get everything you want from life. Instead, give life everything you have. Getting what you want causes a sense of achievement which is satisfying, but giving everything you have causes a sense of fulfillment, which may be more enduring and inspiring."