Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us

Happiness, at least in the sense of stuff that’s fun and makes you feel good, is overrated.

Feed the good dog. Feed it often enough and it starts to win the fights with the bad dog.

Use this idea for living. Try to have more experiences than fewer. Try stuff. Stop doing the stuff that isn’t for you. Embrace the opportunities that make your heart sing. Spend less time trying to figure out in advance what those might be and more time taking chances as long as you can opt out at a low enough cost. Exploring can turn out much bett

We don’t move from city to city because we’re not sure we’ve found the best possible city to live in.

Cooperation is underappreciated.

Belonging is a central part of the appeal of religion and politics—the feeling that you are part of something larger than yourself, something that you believe in as an obligation or that you believe will make the world a better place.

There may be a reason for the practice that you cannot appreciate.

Living like an artist means being open to discovery about the world and about yourself.

Sometimes old-fashioned beats cutting-edge.