Chose the niche that you enjoy, where you can excel and stand a chance of becoming and acknowledged leader.

There is no rush. If we think intelligently about what we can achieve with our time, we can be relaxed, even lazy. In fact, being lazy - having plenty of time to think - may actually be a precondition for achieving a great deal.

Celebrate exceptional productivity, rather than raise average efforts.

Hard work leads to low returns. Insight and doing what we want lead to high returns.

If we did realize the difference between the vital few and the trivial many in all aspects of our lives, and if we did something about it, we could multiply anything that we valued.

If we want to sum up the theory of evolution by natural selection in two words, which have great relevance for all societies and businesses, we should simply remember: diversity works.

Instead of expending time to train yourself not to be afraid of snakes, avoid them altogether.