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Need to make better decisions about Burnout? Dale Carnegie's quotes serve as decision-making shortcuts, distilling complex thinking into clear principles. This collection is organized for quick reference, with full source context for every entry. Whether you're facing immediate choices or building long-term strategy around Burnout, these insights give you the clarity ambitious professionals demand.
"Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment."
"Put enthusiasm into your work."
"Shut the iron doors on the past and the future. Live in day-tight compartments."
"I have found that I can always get more work done and get it done better if I don't try to do it when I am tired."
"Fill your mind with thoughts of peace, courage, health, and hope."
"To be considered a brilliant conversationalist, you simply need to listen intently and encourage others to talk about themselves."
"Let's not imitate others. Let's find ourselves and be ourselves."
"Ask yourself: 'What is the worst that can possibly happen?'"
"Relaxation is the absence of all tension and effort."
"By talking about your troubles, you may find the solution to them."
"Remember that no one can possibly be as interested in your problems as you are."
"Our life is what our thoughts make it."
"Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday."
"Let's not allow ourselves to be upset by small things we should despise and forget. Remember 'Life is too short to be little'."
"Rest before you get tired."
"One of the chief causes of fatigue is boredom."
"Then calmly try to improve upon the worst."
"The secret of being miserable is to have leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not."
"Keep a notebook of your mistakes and criticize yourself."
"Instead of worrying about ingratitude, let’s expect it."
"When you face a problem, solve it then and there if you have the facts necessary to make a decision."
"A man is what he thinks about all day long."
"Every day is a new life to a wise man."
"Keep busy. The worried person must lose himself in action, lest he wither in despair."
"Do things in the order of their importance."
"Why do you think the heart is the most efficient pump in the world? Because it rests between every beat."
"A drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall; begin in a friendly way to win people to your way of thinking."
"Clear your desk of all papers except those relating to the immediate problem at hand."
"Don't cry over spilt milk."
"One of the most common causes of fatigue is the feeling of being unappreciated."
"Let's not try to get even with our enemies, because if we do we will hurt ourselves far more than we hurt them."
"Count your blessings—not your troubles!"
"Learn to organize, deputize, and supervise."
"The best possible way to prepare for tomorrow is to concentrate with all your intelligence, all your enthusiasm, on doing today's work superbly today."
"If we have a selfish pink-and-white outlook on life, we are going to be miserable."
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