Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.

Long-term goals are dangerous. They limit you. They hinder you from reacting to new conditions.

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

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 really focused on three things in high school - my company, basketball and my school work.

I don't want to be normal. I want to be something else.