• Simplifying complicated concepts makes them easier to understand and extend.
  • Extending ideas is risky and valuable.
  • You leave a lot on the table when you don’t pay attention.
  • Understand when to be arrogant and when to be humble.
  • Be capable of arrogance.
  • People remember kindness.
  • Your (perceived) energy is what people pick up on in social situations.
  • Determination matters.
  • The goal of a workout routine is to minimize the mental headspace it takes.
  • You decide the things you value.
  • You can pursue the things you value.
  • No one knows why things work when they start working. Things that just start working are more fragile than they seem.
  • There is strength in community.
  • The truth matters. On matters of the truth get to a point where you would be comfortable trading on it before speaking on it confidently.
  • Life is extremely fragile. In a moment, it can be irreversibly changed. This fact is one of the hardest to respect.
  • Working hard is just the table stakes. All of the exciting parts of work come after you do this.