Squibs

It's amazing what people will believe when it's in their interest to believe it.
"Judge truth not by its origins, but in terms of its usefulness."

It is impossible to put words together without meaning.
"Language is an instinctive tendency to acquire an art." -Darwin

My friend Bob says that most human problems are because of expectations. I say most human problems are because someone is hungry, in need of a nap, or in need of a potty break.

Virtues change over time and across cultures, but according to Martin Seligman & co. there are six universally endorsed virtues:
wisdom and knowledge
courage
love and humanity
justice
temperance
spirituality and transcendence

Other ubiquitous but not universal virtues:
good looks, wealth, competition, self-esteem, celebrity, uniqueness

Treat your worldview as nothing more than a default position -- a starting point from which to assimilate contradictory evidence.

Expert advice leads to dormant brains. No, really: We literally turn off cost-benefit/probability computation parts of our brain when listening to an expert.

Cemeteries leave a lot to be desired. All visitors have to learn about the deceased is their name and dates born and died, and if you're lucky some vague quote that does little to distinguish anyone from their gravemates. Headstones hardly seem worth the expense for such a low information quotient.
Call me narcissistic, but I want people to know more about me than that, which is why in place of a headstone I plan to have a big infographic detailing my life as best as possible and sharing my accrued wisdom. The gaudiness is likely to irk some folks but I'll have little use for humility when I'm dead.

People do not allocate enough time to thinking about a problem properly. We spend our time gathering information, which feels like progress and appears diligent, but information without context is falsely empowering.