It is fatal to know too much at the outcome: boredom comes as quickly to the traveler who knows his route as to the novelist who is overcertain of his plot. —PAUL THEROUX, To the Ends of the Earth
In the world of ideas, to name something is to own it. If you can name an issue, you can own the issue. —Thomas L. Friedman
In any field, there’s usually some kind of mythological reward you’re supposed to receive if everybody considers you a success. But in my experience, there’s a lot more honest joy to be had from takin...
If you prioritize properly, there is no need to multitask. It is a symptom of task creep—doing more to feel productive while actually accomplishing less. As stated, you should have, at most, two prima...
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow. —WOODROW WILSON
I also have in mind that seemingly wealthy, but most terribly impoverished class of all, who have accumulated dross, but know not how to use it, or get rid of it, and thus have forged their own golden...
How to thrive in an unknowable future? Choose the plan with the most options. The best plan is the one that lets you change your plans.
How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? Do you have a favorite failure of yours? Many, many moons ago, I used to be a corporate lawyer. I was an ambivalent corporate lawy...
Geld kann seinen praktischen Wert vervielfachen, abhängig davon, wie viele Ws Sie in Ihrem Leben selbst kontrollieren: Sie tun, Sie es tun, Sie es tun und mit Sie es tun. Ich nenne das den .
Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another: ‘What? You too? I thought I was the only one.’—C. S. Lewis
For podcasting: In the first 3 to 9 months, you should be honing your craft and putting out increasingly better work. Good content is the best SEO, as Robert Scoble originally told me. You
For People Starting Out—Say Yes When Derek was 18, he was living in Boston, attending the Berklee College of Music. I’m in this band where the bass player, one day in rehearsal, says, ‘Hey man, my age...
Five days a week, I read my goals before I go to sleep and when I wake up. There are 10 goals around health, family, business, etc., with expiration dates, and I update them every 6 months.
Escribe para tener ideas, no para expresarlas
Elogio de la ociosidad y otros ensayos (Diario Público, 2010), de Bertrand Russell.
El futuro ya está aquí, sólo que está repartido de manera desigual.
Ego is about who’s right. Truth is about what’s right.
Don’t confuse the complex with the difficult. Most situations are simple—many are just emotionally difficult to act upon.
Debt, de David Graeber: «Lo recomiendo en versión audiolibro
Dark means DARK. They’ve done studies where they shine a laser on the back of someone’s knee, and people pick it up. It’s light. You cannot have your phone in your room. You cannot have a TV in your r...