Don’t be the smartest person in the room. Hangout with， and learn from， people smarter than yourself. Even better， find smart people who will disagree with you.
Extraordinary claims should require extraordinary evidence to be believed.
Pros are just amateurs who know how to gracefully recover from their mistakes.
Never use a credit card for credit. The only kind of credit， or debt， that is acceptable is debt to acquire something whose exchange value is extremely likely to increase， like in a home. The exchange value of most things diminishes or vanishes the moment you purchase them. Don’t be in debt to losers.
Treating a person to a meal never fails， and is so easy to do. It’s powerful with old friends and a great way to make new friends.
Gratitude will unlock all other virtues and is something you can get better at.
Don’t be afraid to ask a question that may sound stupid because 99% of the time everyone else is thinking of the same question and is too embarrassed to ask it.
Always demand a deadline. A deadline weeds out the extraneous and the ordinary. It prevents you from trying to make it perfect， so you have to make it different. Different is better.
Being enthusiastic is worth 25 IQ points.
Learn how to learn from those you disagree with， or even offend you. See if you can find the truth in what they believe.
争取在离世之前花光自己所有的钱。相比于给你的受益人，自己全部花光更有趣也更有意义。你填的最后一张支票应该是给殡仪馆，还应该拒付。
如果你对一个问题的看法可以从你对另一个问题的看法中预测出来，你已经受制于一种意识形态。实际上当你真正独立地思考一个问题，你的结论无法被预测。
如果你是用信用卡租车，不要购买额外的保险。
与其控制你的生活以避免意外，不如去迎接意外。
为新工作谈判薪水的最佳时机是在对方表示要你之后，而不是之前。否则就变成了双方先说出一个数额的胆小鬼博弈，但在你工作之前让雇佣者给出一个薪资水平对你来说是有益的。
如果你借给别人 20 美元，而他为了不还钱选择不再见你，那你们的关系就只值 20 美元。
每一项伟大突破最开始都是可笑的、荒谬的。事实上，如果它一开始不是可笑和荒谬的，就不是突破。
专注于方向而不是目的地。谁能知晓自己的命运？但保持正确的方向，你就定会到达你想去的地方。
人类的一代代后代，将取得令我们惊讶的成就，然而如果我们有想象力，未来的他们将会创造的一部分东西，已经可以用今天现有的材料和工具来制造。展开畅想吧。
人的时间和空间都是有限的。移除、放弃、扔掉生活里那些不再能激发愉悦的东西，为那些能激发快乐的新事物腾出空间。