The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.
Aim to die broke. Give to your beneficiaries before you die； it’s more fun and useful. Spend it all. Your last check should go to the funeral home and it should bounce.
If your opinions on one subject can be predicted from your opinions on another， you may be in the grip of an ideology. When you truly think for yourself your conclusions will not be predictable.
Don‘t purchase extra insurance if you are renting a car with a credit card.
Rather than steering your life to avoid surprises， aim directly for them.
The best time to negotiate your salary for a new job is the moment AFTER they say they want you， and not before. Then it becomes a game of chicken for each side to name an amount first， but it is to your advantage to get them to give a number before you do.
Copying others is a good way to start. Copying yourself is a disappointing way to end.
If you loan someone $20 and you never see them again. That makes it worth $20.
Every breakthrough is at first laughable and ridiculous. In fact if it did not start out laughable and ridiculous， it is not a breakthrough.
Focus on directions rather than destinations. Who knows their destiny？ But maintain the right direction and you’ll arrive at where you want to go.
For a great payoff be especially curious about the things you are not interested in.
Our descendants will achieve things that will amaze us， yet a portion of what they will create could have been made with today’s materials and tools if we had had the imagination. Think bigger.
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.