12 Rules for Life

Every parent therefore needs to learn to tolerate the momentary anger or even hatred directed towards them by their children, after necessary corrective action has been taken, as the capacity of children to perceive or care about long-term consequences is very limited.

And so we return to our original query: Why would someone buy prescription medication for his dog, and then so carefully administer it, when he would not do the same for himself? Now you have the answer, derived from one of the foundational texts of mankind. Why should anyone take care of anything as naked, ugly, ashamed, frightened, worthless, cow

and the frequency of words in a language (90 percent of communication occurs using just 500 words), among many other things. Sometimes it is known as the Matthew Principle (Matthew 25:29), derived from what might be the harshest statement ever attributed to Christ: “to those who have everything, more will be given; from those who have nothing, ever

not. Maybe the risk is worth it. But at least now it can be factored in. The fictional world is a bit more complete, and the avatar a bit wiser.

people are blinded by their desires

“What is it that is bothering me?” “Is that something I could fix?” and “Would I actually be willing to fix it?”

chaos is possibility itself,

at least become aware of) what would really justify your life.

You might be winning but you’re not growing, and growing might be the most important form of winning.

When you have something to say, silence is a lie—and tyranny feeds on lies.