A few humorous moments from Brandon Sanderson’s Shadows of Self that had me laughing: The chap’s face was so pointy, you could have used it to plow a field. Proper loafing requires company. One man lying about is being idle, two men lying about is a lunch break. Your grasp of the language is startling…

You didn’t experience that? That’s odd to you? Those things don’t come to the surface unless you bring them to light.

And after it all, the moments of deepest fulfillment stemmed from service, smiles, and serenity. There is calm in that. There is peace in that.

If you learn best by doing, do more. If you learn best by reading, read more. If you learn best when rested, rest more.

Sometimes doing the hard thing, and suffering intermediate discomfort, leads to the most long term happiness. And when you’re swayed away from the temporal discomfort, having people point to the payoff. It’s a good day to do hard things.