A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.
The advantage of a ridiculously ambitious goal is that it sets the bar very high so even in failure it may be a success measured by the ordinary.
Half the skill of being educated is learning what you can ignore.
Use a password manager: Safer， easier， better.
When checking references for a job applicant， employers may be reluctant or prohibited from saying anything negative， so leave or send a message that says， “Get back to me if you highly recommend this applicant as super great.” If they don’t reply take that as a negative.
Don’t wait for the storm to pass； dance in the rain.
Spend as much time crafting the subject line of an email as the message itself because the subject line is often the only thing people read.
You’ll get 10x better results by elevating good behavior rather than punishing bad behavior， especially in children and animals.
Ask anyone you admire: Their lucky breaks happened on a detour from their main goal. So embrace detours. Life is not a straight line for anyone.
There is no such thing as being “on time.” You are either late or you are early. Your choice.
When public speaking， pause frequently. Pause before you say something in a new way， pause after you have said something you believe is important， and pause as a relief to let listeners absorb details.
Three things you need: The ability to not give up something till it works， the ability to give up something that does not work， and the trust in other people to help you distinguish between the two.
Never ask a woman if she is pregnant. Let her tell you if she is.
Making art is not selfish； it’s for the rest of us. If you don’t do your thing， you are cheating us.
The consistency of your endeavors (exercise， companionship， work) is more important than the quantity. Nothing beats small things done every day， which is way more important than what you do occasionally.
Handy measure: the distance between your fingertips of your outstretched arms at shoulder level is your height.
Speak confidently as if you are right， but listen carefully as if you are wrong.
Your growth as a conscious being is measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations you are willing to have.
The biggest lie we tell ourselves is “I don‘t need to write this down because I will remember it.”
Immediately pay what you owe to vendors， workers， contractors. They will go out of their way to work with you first next time.