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Advice like these are not laws. They are like hats. If one doesn’t fit， try another.
When you are stuck， sleep on it. Let your subconscious work for you.
If your goal does not have a schedule， it is a dream.
If you meet a jerk， overlook them. If you meet jerks everywhere everyday， look deeper into yourself.
You can eat any dessert you want if you take only 3 bites.
If you think you saw a mouse， you did. And， if there is one， there are more.
If you borrow something， try to return it in better shape than you received it. Clean it， sharpen it， fill it up.
If you can’t tell what you desperately need， it’s probably sleep.
When brainstorming， improvising， jamming with others， you’ll go much further and deeper if you build upon each contribution with a playful “yes — and” example instead of a deflating “no — but” reply.
If you can avoid seeking approval of others， your power is limitless.
The greatest rewards come from working on something that nobody has a name for. If you possibly can， work where there are no words for what you do.
If something fails where you thought it would fail， that is not a failure.
If someone is trying to convince you it’s not a pyramid scheme， it’s a pyramid scheme.
It’s not an apology if it comes with an excuse. It is not a compliment if it comes with a request.
If you have any doubt at all about being able to carry a load in one trip， do yourself a huge favor and make two trips.
That thing that made you weird as a kid could make you great as an adult — if you don’t lose it.
The universe is conspiring behind your back to make you a success. This will be much easier to do if you embrace this pronoia.
Following your bliss is a recipe for paralysis if you don’t know what you are passionate about. A better motto for most youth is “master something， anything”. Through mastery of one thing， you can drift towards extensions of that mastery that bring you more joy， and eventually discover where your bliss is.
Buying tools: Start by buying the absolute cheapest tools you can find. Upgrade the ones you use a lot. If you wind up using some tool for a job， buy the very best you can afford.
Rule of 7 in research. You can find out anything if you are willing to go seven levels. If the first source you ask doesn’t know， ask them who you should ask next， and so on down the line. If you are willing to go to the 7th source， you’ll almost always get your answer.