I’m skeptical of passive learning. If you don’t write down what you’re hearing and learning, what the odds you remember it?

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.

If you really understand something, you can: 1) explain it using a clear metaphor and 2) explain the strongest counter-argument to the idea.

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

Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.