Practical Wisdom

Without context, information is just noise.

— Douglas Engelbart

Self-reliance is the ultimate competitive advantage.

— Hetty Green

Being annoyed is the price you pay for community. It means having guests when you'd rather be alone. It means letting someone live with you even when they get on your nerves. It means showing up for events that you'd rather not go to. It means turning the other cheek.

— Divya Venn

50-50-90 Rule

If you have a fifty-fifty chance of getting something right, there’s a ninety percent probability you’ll get it wrong.

— Andy Rooney

Your primary job is time allocation.

No amount of sophistication is going to allay the fact that all your knowledge is about the past and all your decisions are about the future.

— Ian Wilson

The Ancient Greeks had two different words for time:

Chronos was the idea of chronological, linear, quantitative time. That all time is equal.

Kairos was a bit different. That there are certain moments or windows that have more meaning. More texture. More importance. More weight.

We’ve all experienced Kairos time. There are certain moments in life

As a man ages there comes a soft whisper in his ear: “No no there won’t be time enough for that anymore.”

— C S Lewis

The past is a teacher, not a judge. Your next move matters more than your last mistake.

— Shane Parrish, Farnham Street