Change your mind about something significant every day.

I've always been baffled by how much we over-rate the statistically insignificant differences that separate competitors at the top end of the distribution.

the 10,000hr rule is a definite key in success

Choking is about thinking too much. Panic is about thinking too little. Choking is about loss of instinct. Panic is reversion to instinct. They may look the same, but they are worlds apart.

Instead of thinking about talent as something that you acquire, talent should be thought of as something that you develop.

Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.

The answer is that the success of any kind of social epidemic is heavily dependent on the involvement of people with a particular and rare set of social gifts.