When you don’t know how much to pay someone for a particular task， ask them “what would be fair” and their answer usually is.
You cannot get smart people to work extremely hard just for money.
To keep young kids behaving on a car road trip， have a bag of their favorite candy and throw a piece out the window each time they misbehave.
When you open paint， even a tiny bit， it will always find its way to your clothes no matter how careful you are. Dress accordingly.
Make stuff that is good for people to have.
What you do on your bad days matters more than what you do on your good days.
When you have some success， the feeling of being an imposter can be real. Who am I fooling？ But when you create things that only you — with your unique talents and experience — can do， then you are absolutely not an imposter. You are the ordained. It is your duty to work on things that only you can do.
Always read the plaque next to the monument.
Denying or deflecting a compliment is rude. Accept it with thanks， even if you believe it is not deserved.
Keep all your things visible in a hotel room， not in drawers， and all gathered into one spot. That way you’ll never leave anything behind. If you need to have something like a charger off to the side， place a couple of other large items next to it， because you are less likely to leave 3 items behind than just one.
A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.
The advantage of a ridiculously ambitious goal is that it sets the bar very high so even in failure it may be a success measured by the ordinary.
Half the skill of being educated is learning what you can ignore.
Use a password manager: Safer， easier， better.
When checking references for a job applicant， employers may be reluctant or prohibited from saying anything negative， so leave or send a message that says， “Get back to me if you highly recommend this applicant as super great.” If they don’t reply take that as a negative.
Don’t wait for the storm to pass； dance in the rain.
Spend as much time crafting the subject line of an email as the message itself because the subject line is often the only thing people read.
You’ll get 10x better results by elevating good behavior rather than punishing bad behavior， especially in children and animals.
Ask anyone you admire: Their lucky breaks happened on a detour from their main goal. So embrace detours. Life is not a straight line for anyone.
There is no such thing as being “on time.” You are either late or you are early. Your choice.