We’re all cousins. Everybody on Earth, no matter how far apart, has a surprisingly recent common ancestor. Go meet your family in the Middle East, in… - Derek Sivers

The past?
That’s what we call our memories.
The future?
That’s what we call our imagination.
Neither exists outside of your mind.
The only real time is this moment.
So live accordingly.
Whatever benefits you right now is the right choice.

The pleasure of buying a new thing disappears in days, even hours.
So much misery comes from indulgences in current junk. So the way to live is to ignore everything new.
All of it.
Let the test of time filter everything.
Value only what has endured.

Even if you want to be big someday, remember that you never need to act like a big boring company. Over ten years, it seemed like every time someone raved about how much he loved CD Baby, it was because of one of these little fun human touches.