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When brainstorming， improvising， jamming with others， you’ll go much further and deeper if you build upon each contribution with a playful “yes — and” example instead of a deflating “no — but” reply.
If you can avoid seeking approval of others， your power is limitless.
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has a name for. If you possibly can， work where there are no words for what you do.
If something fails where you thought it would fail， that is not a failure.
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme， it’s a pyramid scheme.
It’s not an apology if it comes with an excuse. It is not a compliment if it comes with a request.
If you have any doubt at all about being able to carry a load in one trip， do yourself a huge favor and make two trips.
That thing that made you weird as a kid could make you great as an adult — if you don’t lose it.
The universe is conspiring behind your back to make you a success. This will be much easier to do if you embrace this pronoia.
Following your bliss is a recipe for paralysis if you don’t know what you are passionate about. A better motto for most youth is “master something， anything”. Through mastery of one thing， you can drift towards extensions of that mastery that bring you more joy， and eventually discover where your bliss is.
Buying tools: Start by buying the absolute cheapest tools you can find. Upgrade the ones you use a lot. If you wind up using some tool for a job， buy the very best you can afford.
Rule of 7 in research. You can find out anything if you are willing to go seven levels. If the first source you ask doesn’t know， ask them who you should ask next， and so on down the line. If you are willing to go to the 7th source， you’ll almost always get your answer.
If you desperately need a job， you are just another problem for a boss； if you can solve many of the problems the boss has right now， you are hired. To be hired， think like your boss.
When you get an invitation to do something in the future， ask yourself: would you accept this if it was scheduled for tomorrow？ Not too many promises will pass that immediacy filter.
If you lose or forget to bring a cable，adapter or charger，check with your hotel. Most hotels now have a drawer full of cables，adapters and chargers others have left behind，and probably have the one you are missing. You can often claim it after borrowing it.
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.
To make mistakes is human. To own your mistakes is divine. Nothing elevates a person higher than quickly admitting and taking personal responsibility for the mistakes you make and then fixing them fairly. If you mess up， fess up. It’s astounding how powerful this ownership is.
If you are looking for something in your house， and you finally find it， when you’re done with it， don’t put it back where you found it. Put it back where you first looked for it.