The educational benefits of consequences are a gift, not a dereliction of duty.

These men were not drinking to escape; they were drinking to overcome a craving beyond their mental control.

Successful people literally believe that through sheer force of personality or talent or brainpower, they can steer a situation in their direction.

Trust requires persistent identity. For most of us, the people we respect most in our lives are the ones who show up as themselves consistently.

The division of men into two castes and the use of force in government and war are opposed to every moral principle professed by our modern society.

The sidewalker is always one something from being homeless, bankrupt, or back to living in their parents’ basement.

Authentic leaders build close relationships with people who will counsel them in times of uncertainty, support them in times of difficulty, and celebrate success with them.

As a general rule, the unconscious aspect of any event is revealed to us in dreams, where it appears not as a rational thought but as a symbolic image.

Self-awareness is like an onion. The first layer is a simple understanding of one’s emotions. The second layer is an ability to ask why we feel certain emotions. This layer of questioning helps us understand the root cause of the emotions that overwhelm us. Once we understand that root cause, we can ideally do something to change it. The third level is our personal values: Why do I consider this to be success/failure? How am I choosing to measure myself? By what standard am I judging myself and everyone around me?

Good tools do not add features and more options to what we already have, but help to reduce distractions from the main work, which here is thinking.