Many people work hard, but few people work on the highest and best thing. Usually, it takes no more effort to work on high leverage tasks than it do… - James Clear

Don't write to sound smart. Write to be useful.

If you're useful over a long time period, you will end up looking smart anyway.

When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” Measurement is only useful when it guides you and adds context to a larger picture, not when it consumes you. Each number is simply one piece of feedback in the overall system.

It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or an expert as long as you're on the path.

If a beginner is on the path, all they need is time.

If an expert is off the path, they won't be an expert for long.