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- Author: Mckeown, Greg
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he was majoring in minor activities — location: 52
have a direct contribution to make. He explained to me, “Just because I was — location: 70
“Just because I was invited didn’t seem a good enough reason to attend.” — location: 70
Less but better. — location: 98
It is about pausing constantly to ask, “Am I investing in the right activities?” — location: 101
we have the unfulfilling experience of making a millimeter of progress in a million directions. — location: 110
rapidly growing numbers of people have choices. For the first time, they will have to manage themselves. And society is totally unprepared for it.” — location: 192
We have lost our ability to filter what is important and what isn’t. Psychologists call this “decision fatigue”: — location: 195
It is not just information overload; it is opinion overload. — location: 202
It results in stressed people trying to cram yet more activities into their already overscheduled lives. — location: 207
We can either make our choices deliberately or allow other people’s agendas to control our lives. — location: 218
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” — location: 220