Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work.
You control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands — your own.
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
When someone really hears you without passing judgment on you, without trying to take responsibility for you, without trying to mold you, it feels damn good!
The most important skill for an economist is the ability to think clearly about trade-offs.