Self-knowledge makes me happy.

Work harder to appreciate your ordinary day.

Reading makes me want to write my own books, and just trying to understand what I see in the world around me makes me want to figure things out.

Negative emotions like loneliness, envy, and guilt have an important role to play in a happy life; they’re big, flashing signs that something needs to change.

Enthusiasm is more important to mastery than innate ability.

If I pretend to myself that I'm different from the way I truly am, I'm going to make choices that won't make me happy.

Being taken for granted is an unpleasant but sincere form of praise. Ironically, the more reliable you are and the less you complain, the more likely you are to be taken for granted.