Patricia Mou

I realized that my desires require time and attention much more than money. It was a paradox: What I wanted was to not ever have to worry about money again. Instead, all I worried about was money. As Tim Ferris said, “An obsession with security breeds a feeling of insecurity.”

I have taken a lot of happiness from a sense - often grandiose and sometimes illusory - that I am, by my various actions, helping create a future that will be more free, more tolerant, more open, and more just.

The modern man thinks that everything ought to be done for the sake of something else, and never for its own sake.

Results from a randomized trial suggest that the implementation of an intervention designed to promote the use of one’s central character strengths in new ways improves well-being (Seligman et al., 2005). The intervention consists of taking a survey to identify one’s five central character strengths and then using one of these top five strengths in... See more

Members of a tribe expect to benefit from investing into the tribe - and they might decide to leave if those benefits never manifest - but it matters little to them when and how exactly they receive that benefit.

Tribes are living organisms. Even if nobody joins or leaves, members of the group change and the world around the group changes. Your rules, norms and goals will evolve. 

2. Comfort with Discomfort.  Discomfort leads to growth. It is an absolute necessity.  If you train yourself to accept and embrace discomfort, you will always have an edge.

What I really want in life are experiences, activities, and states of being, not possessions.

4. High Tolerance for Failure. You will fail. Embrace it. Learn to fail smart and fast.