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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.
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.
What you actually pay for something is at least twice the listed price because of the energy， time， money needed to set it up， learn， maintain， repair， and dispose of at the end. Not all prices appear on labels. Actual costs are 2x listed prices.
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.
Don’t wait for the storm to pass； dance in the rain.
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.
Making art is not selfish； it’s for the rest of us. If you don’t do your thing， you are cheating us.
When you lead， your real job is to create more leaders， not more followers.
When you forgive others， they may not notice， but you will heal. Forgiveness is not something we do for others； it is a gift to ourselves.
Advice like these are not laws. They are like hats. If one doesn’t fit， try another.
打开纠缠在一起的绳结的最好方法，不是要去「解开」绳结，而是要不断地把松动的部分拉得更宽。尽可能把那团乱麻弄大、弄松、弄开。当你打开绳结的时候，它们就会自行解开。这招适用于绳索、线、软管、毛线或者电线。
The best way to untangle a knotty tangle is not to “untie” the knots， but to keep pulling the loops apart wider and wider. Just make the mess as big， loose and open as possible. As you open up the knots they will unravel themselves. Works on cords， strings， hoses， yarns， or electronic cables.
A problem that can be solved with money is not really a problem.
We are not bodies that temporarily have souls. We are souls that temporarily have bodies.
Don’t treat people as bad as they are. Treat them as good as you are.
You are given the gift of life in order to discover what your gift in life is. You will complete your mission when you figure out what your mission is. This is not a paradox. This is the way.
Work to become， not to acquire.
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.
Assume anyone asking for your account information for any reason is guilty of scamming you， unless proven innocent. The way to prove innocence is to call them back， or login to your account using numbers or a website that you provide， not them. Don’t release any identifying information while they are contacting you via phone， message or email. You must control the channel.