In the early days of a relationship or career, excitement is often high. You're experiencing new things, achieving new goals, and everything feels fresh and thrilling. But before the honeymoon phase fades, it's important to ask yourself: will you still be happy with the person or...
Scientists don’t see an unexpected outcome as a personal failure. They see it as data. Thomas Edison is famously quoted as saying, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Edison viewed failure as simply a necessary ingredient...
You have one decision to make today You take it for granted because you do it every day. It doesn’t change your life because you take it for granted. The ability to make high-quality decisions is the greatest superpower you can harness without being struck by lightning. Every time...
Imagine you're a soldier in mediaeval times. You have the choice of bringing one of five swords into battle with you. Which one would you choose? Most likely, you'd choose the sword that was the sharpest, the strongest, and the most reliable. You wouldn't...
Most people think intelligence is about knowing and saying fancy words (jargon). They accumulate abstractions and discuss them, thinking it's smart. Intelligence is mostly the opposite; it's a factor of your ability to construct and deconstruct abstractions. Acquisition speed is definitely a factor in intelligence, but...
TL;DR / Summary G.K. Chesterton was an early 20th century English writer known for his clever paradoxes. He once wrote: “There exists in such a case a certain institution or law; let us say, for the sake of simplicity, a fence or gate erected across a road. The more...
