Listen

The most important thing.

Question everything

Fight bias.

Be kind

(*Unless you’re a terrible person—then master the art of lying.)

Be shrewdly honest

It often stings, but always salves.

Zoom out

Life is bigger/It’s bigger than you.

Less > more

Quality > quantity

Bottom-line efficiency is an end-game affair.

Take your time

Rushing causes mistakes.

Keep it simple

Synthesize complexity. Occam’s razor.

Strike when the iron’s hot

Opportunity knocks on occasion.

Go for the jugular

With great discretion.

Aspire to verbiage

Don’t remain a noun—become a utility.

Quantify & capture

Beautiful evidence.

The road less traveled

Oftentimes, the path of most resistance is the more rewarding one.

Pain ∞ Growth

Can’t have one without the other.

Discipline is your best friend

Doesn’t feel like it at first.

Even dwarves started small