In the last five years, what new belief, behaviour, or habit has most improved your life?
Recorded Akio Toyoda said elsewhere, not written here
Even I can't predict what kind of car we will be driving 20 years from now, but my time at Babson taught me to embrace change rather than run from it, and I urge all of you to do the same.

Babson College Graduate Commencement, Babson College (Babson Thought & Action), 21 May 2019 source ↗

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Megan Rapinoe United States international footballer, 2006–2023
I am kneeling because I have to do something. Anything. We all do.
Recorded First-person essay, The Players' Tribune, 6 October 2016 source ↗
Michael Phelps United States swimmer, 2000–2016
One thing that I went through and I was able to understand is: It's OK to not be OK. Right? Like nobody's perfect.
Recorded CBS News, 25 January 2018 source ↗
Joe Lycett Comedian, television presenter and artist
Every year I get more of an understanding of what I need to be happy. If I haven’t slept enough, or if I haven’t exercised, I’m more likely to be in a bad mood. My silly brain will think it’s because I haven’t written a good joke that day, but actually I’m just tired or I need a poo.
Recorded The Observer / The Guardian, 7 December 2024 source ↗
Yo-Yo Ma Cellist
But part of practicing to me is actually an active enjoyment. When people ask, “How much do you practice and do you like practice?” Well, I think it’s always getting your mind to go from “I should” to “I want.” It’s like the magic button that only you can locate. When you’re doing the “should” thing, time happens very slowly. Ugh, I’ve been practicing forever! Fifteen minutes. But when you want to do something, an hour has passed. Your control of time depends on whether you should do something or whether you want to do something.
Recorded GQ, GQ interview, 1 January 2020 source ↗

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