Life Advice

“If the path before you is clear, you’re probably on someone else’s.”

"Intelligence isn't just about what you know. It is also the ability to avoid being your own bottleneck.

·         If you lack the skills, be willing to look foolish while you learn them.

·         If you lack the connections, be courageous enough to reach out and build them.

·         If you feel uncertain, be bold enough to figure it out along the

“Success is being excited to go to work and being excited to come home.”

One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.

Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.

"[T]his is my work. I have to take full responsibility for doing it right as well as doing it wrong. Doing it wrong isn’t bad, but doing it wrong and thinking you’ve done it right is."

"Action produces information. If you're unsure of what to do, just do anything, even if it's the wrong thing. This will give you information about what you should actually be doing.
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Sounds simple on the surface - the hard part is making it part of your every day working process."

“It is not that I’m so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer.”

Go to bed early. Wake up early. Eat simple foods. Save money. Exercise. Focus on one thing for a long time. Read old books. Practice gratitude. Don’t complain. See friends in person. Talk to strangers. Go for long walks. Pass on drama. Never gossip.