Your time and space are limited. Remove， give away， throw out things in your life that don‘t spark joy any longer in order to make room for those that do.
You see only 2% of another person， and they see only 2% of you. Attune yourselves to the hidden 98%.
If you repeated what you did today 365 more times will you be where you want to be next year？
When negotiating， don‘t aim for a bigger piece of the pie； aim to create a bigger pie.
Habit is far more dependable than inspiration. Make progress by making habits. Don‘t focus on getting into shape. Focus on becoming the kind of person who never misses a workout.
When speaking to an audience it’s better to fix your gaze on a few people than to “spray” your gaze across the room. Your eyes telegraph to others whether you really believe what you are saying.
You are as big as the things that make you angry.
When someone tells you about the peak year of human history， the period of time when things were good before things went downhill， it will always be the years of when they were 10 years sold — which is the peak of any human’s existence.
Your group can achieve great things way beyond your means simply by showing people that they are appreciated.
Don‘t bother fighting the old； just build the new.
When buying a garden hose， an extension cord， or a ladder， get one substantially longer than you think you need. It’ll be the right size.
When you are stuck， explain your problem to others. Often simply laying out a problem will present a solution. Make “explaining the problem” part of your troubleshooting process.
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.
When introduced to someone make eye contact and count to 4. You’ll both remember each other.
Actual great opportunities do not have “Great Opportunities” in the subject line.
At a restaurant do you order what you know is great， or do you try something new？ Do you make what you know will sell or try something new？ Do you keep dating new folks or try to commit to someone you already met？ The optimal balance for exploring new things vs exploiting them once found is: 1/3. Spend 1/3 of your time on exploring and 2/3 time on deepening. It is harder to devote time to exploring as you age because it seems unproductive， but aim for 1/3.
To signal an emergency， use the rule of three； 3 shouts， 3 horn blasts， or 3 whistles.
Be a pro. Back up your back up. Have at least one physical backup and one backup in the cloud. Have more than one of each. How much would you pay to retrieve all your data， photos， notes， if you lost them？ Backups are cheap compared to regrets.
Prescription for popular success: do something strange. Make a habit of your weird.
To rapidly reveal the true character of a person you just met， move them onto an abysmally slow internet connection. Observe.