Good Advice

Asking for feedback creates a critic. Asking for advice creates a partner.

“Is that assumed or confirmed?”

“The work you do while you procrastinate is probably the work you should be doing for the rest of your life.”

I spend a lot of time thinking about this simple idea: The person who aligns themselves with the general principles of the world goes further and faster than the person who doesn’t.

What seems expensive is often cheap in the long run.

“Is your reading and research supplementing your actions or substituting for them? Research is useful until it becomes a form of procrastination.”

“Many people view their habits and routines as obstacles or, at the very least, obligations to get through. Making the morning coffee, driving your kids to the next activity, preparing the next meal—we often see our routines as chores to be completed.

But these are not moments to be dismissed. They are life. Making coffee can be a peaceful ritual—pe... See more

The quicker you want something, the easier you are to manipulate.

“Make it clear up front what you want. Make the next steps obvious. If you have a recommendation, say it up front.”