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.
The only thing that’s keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself.
进步的最大障碍不是无知，而是知识的幻觉。
译文：矮板凳坐着，才能学业有进，美好的光阴不要错过。赏析：要想获得知识，学有所成，我们必须要能忍受读书学习的寂寞和孤独。读书学习绝非一日之功，需要日积月累，需要持之以恒。
The future belongs to those who can make leather without leaving scars—on the earth or its people.