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It is only by questions that you begin to see there is an answer you might find.

Sometimes the more consciously we think about a decision, the worse the decision made. What helps is a period of unconscious thought. Just like conscious thought, unconscious thought is an active, goal-oriented process. The primary difference is that, in unconscious thought, the usual biases are absent and we weigh the importance of the components more equally. So sleep on it.

Politeness is almost by definition about limiting risks, so politeness and civility come at the expense of bonding and intimacy.

If Dan Buettner is right, then diet and exercise and all the things we do for our health are trivial compared to the life expectancy gains (4-14 years) of finding a purpose.

Does "why am I here?" have to mesh with "why are we here?" I don't think so. To the latter question I have no earthly idea, but to the former, I'm learning.

Meetings are for (1) making decisions, (2) sharing info, or (3) generating ideas. Don't confuse the three.

Taking notes can improve recall by up to six times.

By far the world's most wasted resource is talent. People are a marvel of unknown and unrealized possibilities.

"Writing can only be as good as the thinking that precedes it. Thinking is only as good as the writing that explains it."

Three maxims of writing:
1. No one wants to read your shit.
2. Almost no one will read all of it.
3. Almost everyone will misunderstand some part of it.

Do not confuse what you have learned with what you have experienced. (E.g., I 'learned' what it's like to be a blogger.)

In order of desirability: (1) success, (2) failure, (3) neither. -Sir Colin Marshall