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.

关于神，我无法知道他们是否存在。因为有许多阻碍我们认知的因素：问题的晦涩和人类生命的短暂。

我写作不是为了解释。我写作是为了探索。

False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long.  

译文：贫穷时即使身处繁华的闹市，都没有人关心问候，富贵时即使住在深山老林都会有亲戚登门。赏析：要想赢得别人的尊重，我们应该努力奋斗，改变自己的窘境。当我们变得强大时，身边的人自然不敢小看我们。