Remember, when we're conscious of something, that state is quite often generated by unconscious processes that happen right before it.

Synthesize new ideas constantly. Never read passively. Annotate, model, think, and synthesize while you read, even when you're reading what you conceive to be introductory stuff. That way, you will always aim towards understanding things at a resolution fine enough for you to be creative.

Remember, when we're conscious of something, that state is quite often generated by unconscious processes that happen right before it.

If you think backwards from a big problem, and you talk to all these other people who have skills and who think forward from their skills, it's very easy to form collaborations because everyone is incentivized to work together.

If our brain is understanding some parts of the universe and not understanding other parts, and those understandings are about the laws of physics that our brains are built on top of, then it's kind of a loop, right?

Many of the projects that we do that appear quite successful, it's actually often the second or third time we've given it a try.

The world is your playground - play with a sense of destiny.