Apr 7, 2018
Those with a little power tend to covet the spotlight.
Those with a lot of power tend to carefully avoid it.
Apr 11, 2018
Virtue cannot be bought, but it can be sold.
Whatever the offer, it is too low.
Apr 12, 2018
Highly efficient way to internalize a complex non-fiction book:
-Read on Kindle.
-Highlight heavily.
-Export highlights.
-Edit down to core insights.
-5-10 minutes of reading.
-Keep that in cloud.
Can pull this up on any device and quickly recall my core takeaways.
Apr 12, 2018
Delusion can grow rapidly.
It devours individuals, institutions, societies.
The larger it grows, the more dangerous it feels to puncture it.
The blowup will hurt, but letting it go too far is fatal.
It is wise to deal with a delusion while it is still smaller than you.
Apr 18, 2018
Worthwhile things are hard to do.
You feel foolish and out of your depth when you start.
Many find that intolerable and retreat to their comfort zone.
Each master was able to endure being a beginner.
Some learn to love it.
They live on the bleeding edge of their capacities.
Apr 19, 2018
Where should the righteous man stand?
Between the mob and the scapegoat.
Apr 21, 2018
Conviction is much more powerful than “positive thinking.”
Positive thinking is fragile and easily shattered by random tragedy.
Random tragedy is an inevitable feature of life.
Conviction guides you through misfortune.
It does not wish it away.
Purpose outdoes positivity.
Apr 28, 2018
Education system was designed to produce factory workers. Obsolete. Young people are entering an age of increasing complexity and rapid change. Capacity for continual self-directed learning is crucial. Those that struggle with abstract thinking and complex tasks will suffer.
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Apr 28, 2018
How can you thrive?
-Learn fast. Move quickly.
-Harness tech.
-Abandon sunk costs.
-Resist distraction.
-Understand crowd behavior.
-Rhetoric is rewarded in networked society.
-Global society concentrates rewards among A+ players and those in a few fields with talent shortages.
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May 5, 2018
Good speakers are often dutiful writers.
Rewriting a sentence eight times will tend to affix a few fairly melodious variations of it into your readily accessible memory.
May 13, 2018
The modern world provides endless opportunities to do useless things that look and feel like work.
It is quite possible to be both completely overworked and completely unproductive.
You can get away with this for years in many workplaces.
Oct 5, 2018
Short term thinking is everywhere.
Noisy feuds over little prizes.
The long term thinker will be king.
Win the decade, not the day.
Aug 23, 2018
Effective action begins with the reduction of ineffective action.
You can’t do anything if you are trying to do everything.
We are limited in energy and attention.
The world is chaotic and very complex.
Every choice is a sacrifice.
Choose consciously.
Aug 23, 2018
A warrior must subdue himself before he can subdue his enemies.
Clear eyes see accurately.
The quiet mind thinks calmly.
The steady hand strikes decisively.
Mad passion flares brightly and quickly burns itself out.
Stoke the steady flames of discipline, wisdom, and will.
Aug 17, 2018
Reaction is the enemy of creation.
Creation requires deep sustained focus.
This focus is under constant attack by “notifications” that encourage you to respond to unending false emergencies.
Protect your attention and direct it to where it is most valuable.