Insane Work Ethic Quotes

Rose, I'm an addict with no work ethic who is likely going to go insane. I'm not like you. I'm not a super-hero." "Not yet," I said.

Listen to actions. People are superheroes in their own stories entangled with lies and bullshit. Don’t give a fuck to what they say or how they think everything in the world should be. Listen only and only to their actions.

You, yourself, and doing what you think is the best matter most than anything else. Everything else is secondary.

You do not need more goals. You need to create powerful systems.

Focus on the process. You cannot judge an action by its results because that is the last one to appear after the process is over.

Passion is a very vague word. Some misuse it and many others get misused by it. Most people cannot even imagine the work in the process. They simply subscribe to the passion mindset to avoid suffering from work and their utter desire to play the blame game.

People are so amazing at giving advice they can’t execute one percent of. Examine carefully not only the advice but also the person it is coming from.

Your best is all that matters. That is all you can do. If you do it with your 100%, it is more than enough. Execute what is in your control and everything else would fall into place sooner or later. Do not seek approval every time even though you clearly know you have done your best.

Life never gets easy. Regardless of what your parents and relatives promised you to make you study hard in your childhood, many people realize this in retrospect after decades of deceptive hopes.

One of the main themes Timothy and I discussed was self-acceptance and the liberation that comes with accepting yourself as you are, even in your imperfectness—the struggle, the change, and the rediscovery. I have trouble with this. I’m a perfectionist at my core, with an insane work ethic. I don’t let things happen; I make them happen. When I want something, I find a way to get it done, and I do it well. I hold myself to a very high standard. Sometimes that standard is unrealistic and impossible to meet, but I keep it that way, so I don’t slack off.