An enjoyable and useful read. Took some notes to remember the key points…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you look weak, you\u2019ll be treated as if you are weak. If it appears that you lack confidence, no one will take you seriously. When you stand up straight you are communicating the idea that, \u201cyou can handle it,\u201d whatever \u201cit\u201d might be, and therefore opportunities will come to you that bypass the slouched over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You are not obligated to associate with people who are trying to make your life worse. If you\u2019re trying to quit smoking and your friends are offering you cigarettes, they\u2019re not your friends. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is no reason at all that you can\u2019t be a little better tomorrow than you are today, keep that up for 5 or 10 years and you\u2019ll be in a good place. You cannot lift yourself up by dragging other people down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you cannot run your own life, it\u2019s unlikely that you can run the world. Arrogance and rage at the way things are is a trap. Taken far enough, it is the fatal path of mass murderers, megalomaniacs, and the chronically unhappy. If you want to change the world, begin with the part you have control over: yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do the right thing, not the easy thing. Practice being in the right place at the right time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s hard to tell the truth, because you first have to know the truth, but it\u2019s easy to tell when you\u2019re lying. Don\u2019t do that. Lying is the idea that reality can be warped by words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People who think they know everything, can learn nothing. Be open to other viewpoints, perspectives, and information. Seek understanding, not winning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Say what you mean and mean what you say. Be wary of those who practice imprecise and misleading words. Language takes chaos and makes it into things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Attempts to go beyond what is possible should not be interrupted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When things are going poorly, look for small opportunities of redemption and kindness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n