I know a few things, but I still got a lot to learn.

Inspiration for, and reflections on, a life well led.

The “5 salaries” idea: jobs pay you financially, educationally, psychologically, socially, and in freedom.

Great quote. Great book.

"I’ve become convinced that what you need instead is a full-fledged philosophy of technology use, rooted in your deep values, that provides clear answers to the questions of what tools you should use and how you should use them and, equally important, enables you to confidently ignore everything else." (Cal Newport, Digital Minimalism)

Wisdom cannot be imparted. Wisdom that a wise man attempts to impart always sounds like foolishness to someone else ... Knowledge can be communicated, but not wisdom. One can find it, live it, do wonders through it, but one cannot communicate and teach it.

― Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

I’m increasingly convinced, then, that the next big vector for inequality is around this most fundamental of human capabilities. The elites are going to reclaim the ability to chain together more than three thoughts in succession before reaching for a device.

Stop treating knowledge work as manual work. Instead of measuring success by irrelevant or arbitrary metrics, ask yourself, Did I contribute today?

Did you advance the conversation? Did you solve a problem? Did you come up with a good idea? Did you help a colleague or a client?

Ozan Varol • You’re doing better than you think. Here’s why. - Ozan Varol