Separate the processes of creation from improving. You can’t write and edit， or sculpt and polish， or make and analyze at the same time. If you do， the editor stops the creator. While you invent， don’t select. While you sketch， don’t inspect. While you write the first draft， don’t reflect. At the start， the creator mind must be unleashed from judgement.
We must balance the need for energy with the responsibility to protect our planet.
A good mechanism design aligns individual incentives with social goals.
Growth itself contains the germ of happiness.
Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.