Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

Loving behavior contributes to the group at the expense of the individual. Competition contributes to the survival of the individual at the expense of the group. In the garden of life, some people are more like flowers, and other people are more like weeds.

Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.

Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.

Stop asking for directions so much. Assuming that you're in a safe environment, pay attention and figure things out for yourself. Have the nerve to take a wrong turn now and then. You'll develop better working instincts and have more self-esteem too.

Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much.

I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated; your lover knows you can't.