Why do most of us make such boring choices for the stories of our lives?

In the same way you can never go backward to a slower computer, you can never go backward to a lessened state of connectedness.

Unhappy endings are just as important as happy endings. They’re an efficient way of transmitting vital Darwinian information. Your brain needs them to make maps of the world, maps that let you know what sorts of people and situations to avoid.

Flying dreams mean that you're doing the right thing with your life.

SAFETY NET-ISM: The belief that there will always be a financial and emotional safety net to buffer life's hurts. Usually parents.

Technology favors horrible people.

If you don't have a spiritual practice in place when times are good, you can't expect to suddenly develop one during a moment of crisis.