When you lend somthing pretend you are gifting. If it is returned, you'll be surprised and happy
While you invent, don't select. While you sketch, don't inspect. While you write the first draft, don't reflect.
Your golden ticket is being able to see things from other people's point of view. This shift enables heartfelt empathy. It also allows you to persuade others and it is the key to great design. Mastering the view through the eyes of others will unlock so many doors
Gratitude will unlock all other virtues and is something you can get better at
The urgent is a tyrant. The important should be your king. Down with the tyranny of the urgent
Your best job will be one that you were unqualified for because it stretches you. In fact, only apply to jobs you are unqualified for.
Your 20s are the perfect time to do a few things that are unusual, weird, bold, risky, unexplainable, crazy, unprofitable, and look nothing like "success". For the rest of your life, these experiences will serve as your muse
Don't be the best, be the only.
一位智者曾说:在你说话之前,让你的话经过三道门。在第一道门,问自己,“这是真的吗?”在第二道门,问,“这是必要的吗?”在第三道门,问,“这是善意的吗?”
比较是幸福的最大杀手。如果一定要比较,就拿昨天的自己作为比较对象。
当你借出某物时,假装你是在赠送。如果它被归还,你会感到惊喜和快乐。
在你发明的时候,不要选择。在你草拟的时候,不要审查。在你写初稿的时候,不要反思。
你的黄金门票是能够从他人的角度看问题。这个视角转变使得你能够真心地对别人感同身受。它也让你能说服他人,它也是伟大设计的关键。掌握通过他人的眼睛看世界的视角,将会为你打开许多门。
感恩会解锁其他所有的美德,而且感恩是你可以学得越来越好的事情。
紧急是个暴君。重要才是你的国王。打倒紧急的暴政!
你最好的工作将是那些你不太胜任的,因为它会促使你去挑战自我。实际上,你只应该申请那些你不太胜任的工作。
一个值得花一年去追求的目标是,学习足够多的关于一个主题的知识,以至于你无法相信一年前的你是多么的无知。
你的二十多岁是做一些不寻常、奇怪、大胆、冒险、无法解释、疯狂、无利可图、看起来一点也不像“成功”的事情的最佳时期。在你的余生,这些经历将成为你的灵感源泉。