Your goal is to be able to say on the day before you die that you have fully become yourself. - Kevin Kelly

Take note if you find yourself wondering “Where is my good knife?” or “Where is my good pen?” That means you have bad ones. Get rid of those.

If you ask to be hired mainly because you need a job, you are just another problem for the boss; if you can solve many of the problems the boss has right now, you are hired. To be hired, think like your boss.

When you can’t decide, ask yourself, “Which choice will pay off more later than now?” The easy choice pays off right away. The best choice will pay off at the end.