{"id":2077,"date":"2026-02-12T05:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T22:23:02","slug":"lunch-box-quotes-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cognitivewarriorproject.com\/?p=2077","title":{"rendered":"Lunch Box Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There is something extra satisfying about deliberate action. No hesitation. No procrastination. It sounds good in theory; we will see how that works in practice.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, Lunch Box Quotes are notes I include in the kids\u2019 lunches every day. Number 1 gets a text, but 2-4 get handwritten napkins. <\/p>\n

Visual credits to: Featured image \u2013  @gibransghost Quotes: @EpictetusSays @theJayAlto @trad_west_<\/p>\n

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1. “If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”<\/em> – Epictetus<\/p>\n

2. “Mastery is the best goal because the rich can’t buy it, the impatient can’t rush it, the privileged can’t inherit it, and nobody can steal it. You can only earn it through hard work. Mastery is the ultimate status.” – <\/em>Derek Sivers<\/p>\n

3. “You fast, but Satan does not eat. You labor fervently, but Satan never sleeps. The only dimension with which you can outperform Satan is by acquiring humility, for Satan has no humility.”<\/em> – St. Moses the Black (Ethiopian)<\/p>\n

4. “Everything that is real was imagined first.”<\/em> – The Velveteen Rabbit <\/p>\n

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“If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid.”<\/p>\n

\u2014 Epictetus | Stoic Philosopher \ud83d\udcd6 (@EpictetusSays) February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n