Don’t take it personally when someone turns you down. Assume they are like you: busy， occupied， distracted. Try again later. It’s amazing how often a second try works.
Everyone is shy. Other people are waiting for you to introduce yourself to them， they are waiting for you to send them an email， they are waiting for you to ask them on a date. Go ahead.
Don’t be the best. Be the only.
Rule of 3 in conversation. To get to the real reason， ask a person to go deeper than what they just said. Then again， and once more. The third time’s answer is close to the truth.
Don’t be the smartest person in the room. Hangout with， and learn from， people smarter than yourself. Even better， find smart people who will disagree with you.
Extraordinary claims should require extraordinary evidence to be believed.
Pros are just amateurs who know how to gracefully recover from their mistakes.
Never use a credit card for credit. The only kind of credit， or debt， that is acceptable is debt to acquire something whose exchange value is extremely likely to increase， like in a home. The exchange value of most things diminishes or vanishes the moment you purchase them. Don’t be in debt to losers.
Treating a person to a meal never fails， and is so easy to do. It’s powerful with old friends and a great way to make new friends.
Gratitude will unlock all other virtues and is something you can get better at.
Don’t be afraid to ask a question that may sound stupid because 99% of the time everyone else is thinking of the same question and is too embarrassed to ask it.
Always demand a deadline. A deadline weeds out the extraneous and the ordinary. It prevents you from trying to make it perfect， so you have to make it different. Different is better.
Being enthusiastic is worth 25 IQ points.
Learn how to learn from those you disagree with， or even offend you. See if you can find the truth in what they believe.
争取在离世之前花光自己所有的钱。相比于给你的受益人，自己全部花光更有趣也更有意义。你填的最后一张支票应该是给殡仪馆，还应该拒付。
如果你对一个问题的看法可以从你对另一个问题的看法中预测出来，你已经受制于一种意识形态。实际上当你真正独立地思考一个问题，你的结论无法被预测。
如果你是用信用卡租车，不要购买额外的保险。
与其控制你的生活以避免意外，不如去迎接意外。
为新工作谈判薪水的最佳时机是在对方表示要你之后，而不是之前。否则就变成了双方先说出一个数额的胆小鬼博弈，但在你工作之前让雇佣者给出一个薪资水平对你来说是有益的。
如果你借给别人 20 美元，而他为了不还钱选择不再见你，那你们的关系就只值 20 美元。