I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.

Poverty is clearly one source of emotional suffering, but there are others, like loneliness.

Modernity: we created youth without heroism, age without wisdom, and life without grandeur

...maximize the serendipity around you.

Writing is the art of repeating oneself without anyone noticing.

As countries get rich they start increasing education and the very educated people tend to not like trial and error, because they think they're obligated to use the body of knowledge they have.

If my detractors knew me better they would hate me even more.