In doing so, Buffett outlines one of the ideas…

In doing so, Buffett outlines one of the ideas most vital to leading a good life: the difference between an inner scorecard and an outer scorecard. Which matters more to you: how you evaluate yourself, or how the outside world evaluates you? "

— from The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection) · Art of the Good Life: Clear Thinking for Business and a Better Life by Rolf Dobelli

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Warren Buffett drew the distinction that has helped me more than any other. He asks whether you live by an inner scorecard or an outer scorecard — whether what matters more to you is how you evaluate yourself, or how the outside world evaluates you. Almost all human misery about the self comes from living by the outer one, from chasing a score kept by people whose opinion you will not remember in a decade. […] So here is how to keep a good relationship with the one person you can never leave behind. Keep an inner scorecard. Measure yourself by your own honest standard, not by the crowd's; and root your worth in the kind of person you are and the skills you hold, not in your latest accomplishment. Talk to yourself like someone you love. Catch the inner bully in the act; aim for excellence but never let perfectionism stop you from trying; and refuse to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. — The Relationship With Yourself (Traits/Reflection)

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