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

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

Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.

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

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

It got a little stressful in my first two years of high school, trying to make conference calls with investors in between classes, but I definitely learned a lot of important time-management lessons.

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