Listen

The most important thing.

Question everything

The starting point; resist personal bias.

Be kind

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

Be shrewdly honest

Stings in the short term, salves in the long.

Zoom out

Life is bigger/It’s bigger than you.

Less > more

Quality > quantity

But shoot for both.

Take your time

Rushing makes 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 a close friend

Doesn’t feel like it at first.

Don’t skimp on the shrimp

Double down on success.

Even dwarves started small