A sure way to waste you life away is to live a lifestyle that requires you to enter a profession you hate. We get into professions we hate in order to buy things we don’t need, so we can impress people who don’t really give a crap about us. We…

We don’t always have to find something to do. Sometimes doing nothing can do a lot for us. Staying busy is sometimes a way of running away from something else. Usually ourselves. And sometimes from doing important things that require focus or the ability to overcome fear. Doing nothing is…

Franklin grew up poor, but went on to become one of the most influential people in the world. There’s always some luck involved in success stories, but here are some lessons I derived from his autobiography that likely contributed to his success: -Stay out of debt. This was especially important…

Here are the key points that jumped out at me while recently reading William Zinsser’s book On Writing Well. Zinsser taught writing at Yale. Let go of thoughts of the finished article. Ask yourself, “What am I trying to say? …

There’s a mind beyond the brain which we sometimes call our “consciousness” or our “spirit.” From the perspective of the hard sciences it doesn’t exist. But there are some clues that it does exist. What we know of it is much more a matter of personal experience though. …

“Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket very closely.” “It’s better to invest more in your first best idea than your tenth best idea.” “The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” “If you own…

Here are my notes from John Medina’s book Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School: Why sleep is important Different people need different amounts of sleep, and it changes with age and life circumstances. When it comes to the amount of sleep one should get, generalizing doesn’t work…

You never know where you’ll find new knowledge. It can come at unexpected times, in unexpected places and in unexpected ways. It could come through a book, a movie, a trip, even a casual conversation. …