James Altucher

Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game.

James Altucher

Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing.

James Altucher

Quantity and persistence will get you the outcomes you need.

James Altucher

Read every sentence you write out loud. If it sounds boring, kill it.

James Altucher

Reading is the best return on investment. You have to live your entire life in order to know one life. But with reading you can know 1000s of people’s lives for almost no cost. What a great return!

James Altucher

Reinvention is never over. Today is the first day.

James Altucher

Rejection – and the fear of rejection – is the biggest impediment we face to choosing ourselves.

James Altucher

Remember: complaining is draining. So I wanted to make better use of that energy rather than fight it.

James Altucher

Sometimes it’s better to just be quiet, to not think of anything at all. Out of silence comes the greatest creativity.

James Altucher

Take control of whom you report to, what you do, and what you create. Don’t just do what’s listed in your job description.

James Altucher