It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be intelligent.

"In the end, it's not the facts that matter, but the truths we uncover through them."

"Sometimes love isn’t enough and you have to walk away."

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.

写作是探索人类心灵的迷宫，每一个转折都揭示新的谜团。

Learning consists in the modification of certain mediating processes which operate between the stimulus and the response.