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Four of the best book quotes about being told what to do
01
“Like self-doubt, fear is an indicator. Fear tells us what we have to do.”
Steven Pressfield
author
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
book
self-doubt
ᐧ
indications
ᐧ
being told what to do
ᐧ
fear
concepts
02
“Everything you’ve told yourself you ought to do, your mind thinks you should do right now.”
David Allen
author
Getting Things Done
book
right now
ᐧ
daily work
ᐧ
productivity
ᐧ
being told what to do
ᐧ
doing weekly
ᐧ
thinking
ᐧ
life
concepts
03
“Being told to do something from an older sister is one thing; but being asked, and so sweetly, by her father is quite another.
Heather Morris
author
Three Sisters
book
Livi Meller
character
sisters
ᐧ
fathers
ᐧ
being told what to do
ᐧ
older sister
concepts
04
“Barney had a feeling, somewhere in his middle, that it was probably true about the ground giving way. But still, there was a difference between being told and seeing it happen.”
Clive King
author
Stig of the Dump
book
Barney
character
truth
ᐧ
to happen
ᐧ
being told what to do
ᐧ
seeing
ᐧ
feelings
concepts
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self-doubt
indications
fear
right now
daily work
productivity
doing weekly
thinking
life
Livi Meller
sisters
fathers
older sister
truth
to happen
Barney
seeing
feelings
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