WHAT IS “IT”? HOW DO I KNOW WHAT I SHOULD DO? Whatever area you feel like reading 500 books about. Go to the bookstore and find it. If you get bored three months later go back to the bookstore.

“We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. This is the divine mystery supreme. A wonderful thing it is and the sour

And then at each of these things, I try to improve 1%—which means nothing; what is the math of gratitude? But here’s the math. Compounding 1% a day in X, makes X 38 times better in a year.

There’s a theory in programming chess computers that applies to other areas of life, including this one. It’s called “conspiracy theory.” If too many things have to happen in order to bring about the situation you want, then back out of it and try again later. For instance, if you are in love with a girl but she has three kids, is unhappily married

5.“It’s OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket.”

I WANTED PRAKASH TO BE MY MENTOR. So I went and offered to take his class notes and turn them into a book. After that I spent time with him every day for months. I wanted Victor be to my mentor. So I sent him free software for his trading. I sent him everything I had ever worked on. I read every book he ever quoted from. I read papers he wrote in t

“Living together is an art. It’s a patient art, it’s a beautiful art, it’s fascinating.”

“OK. Go out on the street. Find someone you feel some sort of connection with before you take their picture. But try to be as close to them as possible.” “How do I get close up though? Won’t that be weird?” “Here’s what you do. Just go and talk to them. Say, ‘I’ve been having a hard time lately with grief. When I saw you I felt an instant connectio

It’s called “conspiracy theory.” If too many things have to happen in order to bring about the situation you want, then back out of it and try again later.