I think the greatest tragedy of mankind is that people have ideas and opinions in their heads but don't have a process for properly examining these ideas to find out what's true. That creates a world of distortions.

People who worry about looking good typically hide what they don't know and hide their weaknesses, so they never learn how to properly deal with them and these weaknesses remain impediments in the future.

In China anything less than 6% growth is a recession meaning that it also causes financial problems and it's disruptive and it's a problem.

Pull in your belt, spend less, and reduce debt.

There are far more good answers "out there" than there are in you.

Radical transparency is critical to having an idea meritocracy because it shows what's actually happening without spin and prevents people from maneuvering politically behind each others' backs. It brings problems and weaknesses to the surface and allows people to see how they are dealt with, so it's great for training people on how to deal with real problems.

The media has the power to create an entrenched perception of reality that's incorrect.