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People don't want accuracy.
They want certainty.

Professional degrees help you earn a living. Financial literacy helps you build wealth.

Make your life a safe haven in which only people that have the capacity to care and listen and connect are allowed. You are not responsible for saving people.

"Learning is deeper and more durable when it’s effortful."
"Trying to solve a problem before being taught the solution leads to better learning."

Don’t get stuck on the facts or the logical argument of what’s being presented, but listen instead with your “heart” and hear the emotional content.

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity."
"Without focus, you can't reach your potential; with it, you can."

The world is driven by forces that cannot be measured.

The problem is that no one wants to get rich slowly.

The next time you feel that you're about to give in to an urge or temptation, stop and ask yourself how you will feel 10 minutes, 10 hours, and 10 days from now.

The next time you realize your heart is still white-hot with anger and grief, I hope you will simply allow yourself to feel that without pressuring yourself to be more at peace.

Active listening is one of the strongest relationship-building skills you can have in your arsenal.

Good news comes from compounding, which always takes time, but bad news comes from a loss in confidence or catastrophic error that can occur in a blink of an eye.