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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Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.
Only the educated are free.
There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.
They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.
Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.
The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.
Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.
It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.
Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.
Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.
True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.