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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.
You see only 2% of another person, and they see only 2% of you. Attune yourselves to the hidden 98%.
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.
To rapidly reveal the true character of a person you just met, move them onto an abysmally slow internet connection. Observe.
For the best results with your children, spend only half the money you think you should, but double the time with them.
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.
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 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.
Immediately pay what you owe to vendors, workers, contractors. They will go out of their way to work with you first next time.