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I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.

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Pacifists become militants. Freedom fighters become tyrants. Blessings become curses. Help becomes hindrance. More becomes less.
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Are you better off than you were one year ago, one month ago, or one week ago? If not, things will not improve by themselves.
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The question you should be asking isn’t, “What do I want?” or “What are my goals?” but “What would excite me?
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Focus on impact, not approval. If you believe you can change the world, which I hope you do, do what you believe is right and expect resistance and expect attackers. Keep calm and carry on!
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If you spend your time, worth $20-25 per hour, doing something that someone else will do for $10 per hour, it’s simply a poor use of resources.
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The most important actions are never comfortable.
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When you try to do something big its hard to fail completely.
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Being busy is a form of laziness – lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.
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If you don’t have time, you don’t have priorities.
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Short, sweet, and to the point. Clear writing, and therefore clear commands, comes from clear thinking. Think simple.
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If someone’s criticism is completely unfounded on data, then I don’t want to hear it. It doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
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There is always more information than attention.
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Slowing down doesn’t mean accomplishing less; it means cutting out counterproductive distractions and the perception of being rushed.
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It’s not enough to have the right answers. You have to have the right questions.
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One can steal ideas, but no one can steal execution or passion.
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