If you’re on top try to enjoy it. It’s an illusion that you can stay on top of the universe for very long. We generally like to think of ourselves as building personal strength and external investments ever larger and more powerful, becoming ever more capable, and less and less at risk. But things change…

The idea that power corrupts is fundamentally anti-human. Power is the capability to think something into reality. Humans are human because they’re the most capable of turning their thoughts into actions. They’re the most powerful. And to believe that power will make you evil is to believe that you will become twisted and broken by…

If you’re having trouble getting anything done it might be because you’re not bored enough. It’s really popular to believe in using will power to accomplish big things. But you also can just let yourself get so bored that you can’t stand not doing what you want to do. We never give ourselves the opportunity…

If you have something simple or easy that you know will improve your life, but you’re distracted by other stuff your brain thinks is more important, it’s because you’re in scarcity. You don’t believe that the task ahead of you is enough. Even though you know it’s important, it also feels like a risk. And…

What you want comes at a cost. This isn’t some fuzzy concept of spiritual sacrifice applied in a metaphorical way. This is real and based in the laws of physics. It’s based in the first law of motion that says an object will move in the same direction until force is applied to change that…

Normalize being delighted and amazed. We often feel miserable because we have gotten so used to everything good in our lives that we can’t even notice the good things. This happens because the human mind is designed to expend energy on problems and be as efficient as possible everywhere else. So you’re wired to look…

If you’re struggling to succeed at something, the most useful thing you can do is engineer a success in an area of your life that you have more control over. When you succeed at something your body chemistry changes. Your serotonin levels shift, your posture changes, and you become more relaxed, energetic, and capable. In…

Refusing to accept your darker desires makes you vulnerable to them. Hanging on to the idea that you want to be nice all the time and you just want to make everything better for everyone is not a very honest way to see yourself. Because the human animal comes with an infinite set of feelings.…

If you’re struggling to trust someone and you want to develop your trust in them, understand that you will never feel like you trust someone until after you’ve engaged in the act of trusting them. Trust is not earned. It’s developed. Because there is nothing one person can do to completely remove another person’s fear.…

If you want to be successful in life you have to optimize for luck. Don’t eat a healthy diet, workout regularly, learn something new everyday, spend less than you make and invest the difference every month just because it gives you consistently good results. Do it because it makes you healthy, and capable of taking…