Sometimes Plan B can have the same desired outcome, but a different path for getting there.

Rule of thumb: Be skeptical of things you learned before you could read. E.g., religion.

One theme that fascinates me is cognitive enhancement. It seems only a matter of time until we live in a world where steroids for the brain are readily available to all. And once we come to grips with that reality, I suspect the debate over the ethics will be much more heated than the debate over steroids in baseball or any other sport, where the use is limited to a select group of freakish athletes.

I have a broad range of interests, so I'll always be working on something.

Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.

If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, you’re not accomplishing very much.

Sometimes I have to pause to make the distinction between Ben the teenager and Ben the businessman.