What makes me tick

You could theoretically change your life at any moment. Move here, date that person, work on that startup, write that blog, dye your hair, adopt a dog. Should I stay, should I go? I don’t know if this agency is freedom or burden. Perhaps all the best things are both.

One of the biggest reasons it gets harder to do new things as you get older is that new things are generally undignified at first (indeed, this is an excellent heuristic for discovering them) and the older you get, the more dignified you're expected to be.

we’re going to look back at how we designed the world around computers with the same regret that we look at how we’ve designed cities around cars

Too many people think freedom is the ability to do anything you want, instead of the discipline to not be a slave to your compulsions.

The Dunning-Kruger Effect The most ignorant are not those who know nothing, but those who know just a little. A slight knowledge can grant the illusion of competence. This kills curiosity and closes the mind. A test for "Mount Stupid": "What condition must be true?" https://t.co/24M6XVayPV

The people I admire most live in total alignment. They know who they are, what they want, and what they value. Their mission is clear and so are their priorities. And so, they live uncompromisingly. Family, friends, work, health and spirituality coexist as a single unified whole.

Someone who is secure is also consistent: they’re the same person in front of everyone because they’re comfortable being authentic. They don’t have to change masks between people because they don’t feel the need to impress others by pretending to be someone they’re not.