"Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another."

存在是一种风险，但不存在也是一种风险。

金钱被高估了。真正新鲜的事物很少会需要很多钱。不然的话，百万富翁们应该早就垄断了对新事物的发明了，但他们并没有。相反，几乎所有的突破都来自那些缺钱的人，因为他们被迫不得不依靠自己的热情、坚持与才智，去找到新的方法。贫穷是创新上的优势。

写作是与过去的恶魔搏斗。

The discovery of gravitational waves has opened a new window to the universe.

At a restaurant do you order what you know is great， or do you try something new？ Do you make what you know will sell or try something new？ Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met？ The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive， but aim for 1/3.

总有人会持有一些愚蠢的信念，但你可以通过提高自己对这些人背后原因的理解，来降低这一现象的讨厌程度。