Tag: Aphorisms

25 Ornery Aphorisms by Edward Abbey

The American writer Edward Abbey was an anarchist, an environmentalist, a desert wanderer, and an absolute joy to read. He was known by his friends as “Cactus Ed.” No one, I believe, has written more poetically than he about the southwest landscape of America. The desert to Abbey was ...

A Few Personal Aphorisms on Work

If you have the opportunity to make the life of a colleague easier, make sure you do so. It’s called work, not the Annual Witchcraft Championship. If you treat yourself like a loser, you will be treated like a loser at work. You set the yardstick. Credit to Nassim Nicholas Taleb. W...