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Eric Weiner Quotes

People don’t go to Starbucks for the coffee - of that I’m pretty sure - they go for the atmosphere, they go for the 70 decibels, they go for the Starbucks effect Picture Quote #1

I’m interested in genius the way a hungry man is interested in Philadelphia cheesesteaks. I want something. I want a piece of it Picture Quote #1

Genius is not only a what or a who, it is a where. It is grounded in a place every single time Picture Quote #1

You look around the world at geniuses, and they don’t appear randomly, they appear in genius clusters. Athens in 50 BC, Florence 1500, Silicon Valley today. This is not a coincidence Picture Quote #1

I would love to think there is a direct relationship between coffee and genius, but they’ve done studies, and if anything, caffeine probably makes you a little less creative Picture Quote #1

When you drink coffee, you become very focused, and in fact, the key to creative genius is to be defocused Picture Quote #1

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The coffeehouse is good for genius, and the Viennese coffeehouse is a classic case. Freud had his favorite coffee shop, and so did Gustav Klimt Picture Quote #1

If you walk into a coffee shop in 1903 Vienna, you might find at the same table the artist Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud, Leon Trotsky and possibly Adolf Hitler, who lived in Vienna at the same time Picture Quote #1

What is the ideal audio atmosphere for creativity and it turns out it is not complete silence, and it is not a very loud atmosphere, it’s something about 70 decibels Picture Quote #1

When you’re stuck on something creatively, you can’t solve a problem, you go to a coffee shop Picture Quote #1

Someone like Mozart moves from Salzburg to Vienna, where all of the sudden he finds this musical city that is not only asking for music, it’s demanding music of him Picture Quote #1

A Mozart symphony is very much like a Pixar movie - in the sense that Pixar movies are hugely successful because they operate on several levels at the same time Picture Quote #1

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Happiness is not a noun or a verb. It’s a conjunction. Connective tissue Picture Quote #1

Perhaps it’s true you can’t go back in time, but you can return to the scene of a love, of a crime, of happiness, and of a fateful decision; the places are what remain, are what you can possess, are what is immortal Picture Quote #1

Part of positive psychology is about being positive, but sometimes laughter and clowns are not appropriate. Some people don’t want to be happy, and that’s okay. They want meaningful lives, and those are not always the same as happy lives Picture Quote #1

It’s not what we believe that makes us happy but the act of believing. In anything Picture Quote #1

When you’re stuck on something creatively, you can’t solve a problem, you go to a coffee shop Picture Quote #1

We help other people because we can, or because it makes us feel good, not because we’re counting on some future payback. There is a word for this; love Picture Quote #1

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When you drink coffee, you become very focused, and in fact, the key to creative genius is to be defocused Picture Quote #1

Believing in everything looks a lot like believing in nothing Picture Quote #1

Where we are is vital to who we are Picture Quote #1

Compromise is a skill, and like all skills it atrophies from lack of use Picture Quote #1

A confused mind is one that is open to the possibility of change Picture Quote #1

A simple question to identify your true home: where do you want to die? Picture Quote #1

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What doesn’t kill you not only make you stronger, but also more honest Picture Quote #1

There’s no one on the island telling them they’re not good enough, so they just go ahead and sing and paint and write Picture Quote #1

Money matters but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important. So are friends. Envy is toxic. So is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude Picture Quote #1

We help other people because we can, or because it makes us feel good, not because we’re counting on some future payback. There is a word for this; love Picture Quote #1

I’ve spent most of my life trying to think my way to happiness, and my failure to achieve that goal only proves, in my mind, that I am not a good enough thinker. It never occurred to me that the source of my unhappiness is not flawed thinking but thinking itself Picture Quote #1

Part of positive psychology is about being positive, but sometimes laughter and clowns are not appropriate. Some people don’t want to be happy, and that’s okay. They want meaningful lives, and those are not always the same as happy lives Picture Quote #1

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People don’t go to Starbucks for the coffee - of that I’m pretty sure - they go for the atmosphere, they go for the 70 decibels, they go for the Starbucks effect (Eric Weiner Quotes) I’m interested in genius the way a hungry man is interested in Philadelphia cheesesteaks. I want something. I want a piece of it (Eric Weiner Quotes) Genius is not only a what or a who, it is a where. It is grounded in a place every single time (Eric Weiner Quotes) You look around the world at geniuses, and they don’t appear randomly, they appear in genius clusters. Athens in 50 BC, Florence 1500, Silicon Valley today. This is not a coincidence (Eric Weiner Quotes) I would love to think there is a direct relationship between coffee and genius, but they’ve done studies, and if anything, caffeine probably makes you a little less creative (Eric Weiner Quotes) When you drink coffee, you become very focused, and in fact, the key to creative genius is to be defocused (Eric Weiner Quotes) The coffeehouse is good for genius, and the Viennese coffeehouse is a classic case. Freud had his favorite coffee shop, and so did Gustav Klimt (Eric Weiner Quotes) If you walk into a coffee shop in 1903 Vienna, you might find at the same table the artist Gustav Klimt, Sigmund Freud, Leon Trotsky and possibly Adolf Hitler, who lived in Vienna at the same time (Eric Weiner Quotes) What is the ideal audio atmosphere for creativity and it turns out it is not complete silence, and it is not a very loud atmosphere, it’s something about 70 decibels (Eric Weiner Quotes) When you’re stuck on something creatively, you can’t solve a problem, you go to a coffee shop (Eric Weiner Quotes) Someone like Mozart moves from Salzburg to Vienna, where all of the sudden he finds this musical city that is not only asking for music, it’s demanding music of him (Eric Weiner Quotes) A Mozart symphony is very much like a Pixar movie - in the sense that Pixar movies are hugely successful because they operate on several levels at the same time (Eric Weiner Quotes) Happiness is not a noun or a verb. It’s a conjunction. Connective tissue (Eric Weiner Quotes) Perhaps it’s true you can’t go back in time, but you can return to the scene of a love, of a crime, of happiness, and of a fateful decision; the places are what remain, are what you can possess, are what is immortal. (Eric Weiner Quotes) Part of positive psychology is about being positive, but sometimes laughter and clowns are not appropriate. Some people don’t want to be happy, and that’s okay. They want meaningful lives, and those are not always the same as happy lives. (Eric Weiner Quotes) It’s not what we believe that makes us happy but the act of believing. In anything. (Eric Weiner Quotes) When you’re stuck on something creatively, you can’t solve a problem, you go to a coffee shop. (Eric Weiner Quotes) We help other people because we can, or because it makes us feel good, not because we’re counting on some future payback. There is a word for this; love. (Eric Weiner Quotes) When you drink coffee, you become very focused, and in fact, the key to creative genius is to be defocused. (Eric Weiner Quotes) Believing in everything looks a lot like believing in nothing (Eric Weiner Quotes) Where we are is vital to who we are (Eric Weiner Quotes) Compromise is a skill, and like all skills it atrophies from lack of use (Eric Weiner Quotes) A confused mind is one that is open to the possibility of change (Eric Weiner Quotes) A simple question to identify your true home: where do you want to die? (Eric Weiner Quotes) What doesn’t kill you not only make you stronger, but also more honest (Eric Weiner Quotes) There’s no one on the island telling them they’re not good enough, so they just go ahead and sing and paint and write (Eric Weiner Quotes) Money matters but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important. So are friends. Envy is toxic. So is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude (Eric Weiner Quotes) We help other people because we can, or because it makes us feel good, not because we’re counting on some future payback. There is a word for this; love (Eric Weiner Quotes) I’ve spent most of my life trying to think my way to happiness, and my failure to achieve that goal only proves, in my mind, that I am not a good enough thinker. It never occurred to me that the source of my unhappiness is not flawed thinking but thinking itself (Eric Weiner Quotes) Part of positive psychology is about being positive, but sometimes laughter and clowns are not appropriate. Some people don’t want to be happy, and that’s okay. They want meaningful lives, and those are not always the same as happy lives (Eric Weiner Quotes)

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