Maxims distilled from quotes that match my biased experience.
«Distillation» is far from ready, so expect inconsistencies, inaccuracies and omissions.
On foundations
On growth
On envy triggers
- On talent
- On wealth
- On popularity
- On luck and risk
- On beauty and style
- On health
- On lifestyle
- On success
On your worst enemy: yourself
- On stress
- On fear
- On failure
- On shame
- On jealousy and envy
- On pessimism
- On perfectionism
- On limits and motivation
- On growing old
On cooperation
- On communication
- On networking
- On business and entrepreneurship
- On selling, negotiation and price
- On generosity and incentives
- On leadership
- On management and delegation
- On mentorship
- On career
- On hiring and being hired
On competition
On society
- On politics
- On following the herd
- On humanness and irrationality
- On family and friends
- On relationships
- On lovers
- On marriage
- On comedy
- On religion
- On philosophy
- On science
- On art
- On media
- On maths, computers and AI
On preparation
On executing
- On starting and timing
- On speed and direction
- On focus and priorities
- On control
- On balance
- On change and adapting
On ending
On time
"Fuck, don’t give a fuck and don’t be fucked over."
-- Unknown
Nine general advices:
"Life is a balancing act."
-- Unknown
"The root of our problems is our inability to let go."
-- Leo Babauta
"Avoiding relevant conflict will not keep peace, will rot it."
-- E. Ferreira
"All self-help boils down to «choose long-term over short-term»."
-- Naval Ravikant
"If more information was the answer we’d all be billionaires with six packs."
-- Derek Sivers
"The empire long divided, must unite; long united, must divide."
-- Proverb
"A prophet has no honour in his own country."
-- Bible (John 4: 44)
"After me will come the one who will prove that I wasn’t that bad."
-- Proverb
"Those who commit to nothing are distracted by everything."
-- Bhagavad Gita
Two practical advices:
- Have more than one child.
- Moving in a direction opposite to what we are doing right now where we are not successful often guarantee success.
One last advice for introverts:
- Aim at relying on your network and not at being self-sufficient.
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