New book quotes from Dr. Drew and Robert Evans:

“Getting into action generates inspiration. Don’t cop out waiting for inspiration to get you back into action. It won’t! …I leave you with one thought: It’s not a compliment when someone tells you you’re a survivor. It’s bullshit. We’re all survivors till we die. Get out there, go for it, don’t be afraid. Be a winner–that’s what it’s all about.

Robert Evans

The Kid Stays in the Picture

“Our decisions should be made on the basis of what’s most healthy, not what will satisfy me the quickest. Live with integrity and a clear sense of right and wrong. Consider consequences. Listen to the inner voice of your instinct as carefully as a doctor checks your heartbeat.”

Dr. Drew Pinsky

Cracked: Putting Broken Lives Together Again

A bunch more from them that I really, really liked filed under Evans and Pinsky

I am reading a decent book on Cognitive Dissonance called “Mistakes Were Made (But Not By Me)” Having a good internal meter against hypocrisy and rationalization isn’t enough. You can’t fight self-justification in your own head, that’s the whole problem.

One of the advantages of having a site where you put stuff on the record is that it’s pretty easy to go back and check. Even so, if you guys find my contradicting myself or trying to make excuses for why “this one time is an exception” by all means call me out on it. If it’s a belief based on a bias–I’m not wedded to it.