Do Small Favors for Others
Ask someone to do you a small favour, so that he or she can ask you to do one in...
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Treat Yourself Well
Treat yourself as if you were someone that you are responsible for helping.
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Appreciate Social Institutions
Do not carelessly denigrate social institutions or artistic achievement.
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Maintain Your Connections
Maintain your connections with people.
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Record Your Memories
If old memories still make you cry, write them down carefully and completely.
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Work Hard As You Can
Work as hard as you possibly can on at least one thing and see what happens.
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Day by Day Growth
Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today.
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A Beautiful Room
Try to make one room in your house as beautiful as possible.
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Avoid Arrogance
Do not allow yourself to become arrogant or resentful.
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Your Truthful Actions
Act so that you can tell the truth about how you act.
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Meaningful Pursuits
Pursue what is meaningful, not what is expedient.
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Be the Doer
If you have to choose, be the one who does things, instead of the one who is seen to do...
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Listen Intently
Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you need to know. Listen to them hard enough...
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Plan Your Work
Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationships.
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Sharing Good News
Be careful who you share good news with.
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Sharing Bad News
Be careful who you share bad news with.
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Make One Thing Better
Make at least one thing better every single place you go.
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Imagine Who You Can Be
Imagine who you could be, and then aim single-mindedly at that.
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Thanking Mom
I wanted to meet my biological mother mostly to see if she was okay and to thank her, because I’m...
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Tell the Truth
Tell the truth—or, at least, don’t lie.
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It’s hard to believe that he’s getting better with each passing year. It won’t go on forever, but Warren is...
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[The Internet bubble circa 2000 is] the most extreme in modern capitalism. In the 1930s, we had the worst depression...
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Trying to prioritize among things we’re unlikely to do is pretty fruitless.
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The axis today is not liberal and conservative, the axis is constructive-destructive.
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When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it,...
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Of course if we don’t change anything, Social Security will run low on funds. But if we grow, then it’s...
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People calculate too much and think too little.
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There is no way you can live an adequate life without making many mistakes.
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There are a lot of things we pass on. We have three baskets: in, out, and too tough.
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Good vs. Bad Judgment
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
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Three Learning Styles
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest...
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No Regrets
Never let yesterday use up too much of today.
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Never Miss a Good Chance
Never miss a good chance to shut up.
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Reporting the Facts
I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.
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How to Spend Money
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like.
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Death, Taxes, and Congress
The only difference between death and taxes is that death doesn’t get worse every time Congress meets.
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Get on the Right Track
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.
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But I believe life is an intelligent thing, that things aren’t random.
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Apple has some tremendous assets, but I believe without some attention, the company could, could, could — I’m searching for...
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Time is So Precious
Every second you have on this planet is very precious and it’s your responsibility that you’re happy.
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Your Desire to Learn
Free education is abundant, all over the Internet. It’s the desire to learn that’s scarce.
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Distraction Definition
If it entertains you now but will bore you someday, it’s a distraction. Keep looking.
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A Deafening Cacophony
Social media has degenerated into a deafening cacophony of groups signaling and repeating their shared myths.
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Get What You Need
The world doesn’t always give you want, but it often gives you what you need.
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