No one ever made a decision because of a number. They need a story.”

— Daniel Kahneman

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“The most powerful person in the world is the storyteller. The storyteller sets the vision, values and agenda of an entire generation that is to come.”

— Steve Jobs

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“For a long time, I looked for consensus. I think consensus is really the enemy of scale, and so ... See more

When people worry about your mental diet, they tend to fret about the junk you’re pouring into your brain—the trashy videos, the cheap horror movies, the degrading reality TV, and ... I’m not so worried about the dangers of mental junk food. That’s because I’ve found that many of the true intellectuals I’ve met take pleasure in mental junk food too... See more

Religion is more than a matter of worship; it is a matter of our daily conduct, our social relations, our attitude towards our fellow men, and our efforts to do good in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi

Do bold things with a pleasant and friendly demeanor."

Psychologist and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman on optimism:

"If you are allowed one wish for your child, seriously consider wishing him or her optimism. Optimists are normally cheerful and happy, and therefore popular; they are resilient in adapting to failures and hardships, their chances of clinical depression are reduced, their immune system... See more

On helping: "Imagine if for every person you met, you thought of some way to help them, something you could do for them? And you looked at it in a way that entirely benefited them and not you. The cumulative effect this would have over time would be profound: You'd learn a great deal by solving diverse problems. You'd develop a reputation for being... See more

To experience time travel, read.

To achieve immortality, write."

Steve Jobs on happy accidents:

"Process makes you more efficient. But innovation comes from people meeting up in the hallways or calling each other at 10:30 at night with a new idea, or because they realized something that shoots holes in how we’ve been thinking about a problem. It’s ad hoc meetings of six people called by someone who thinks he has ... See more

Smart people are a dime a dozen and often don’t amount to much. What counts is being creative and imaginative.