The goal is not simply to 'work hard, play hard.' The goal is to make our work and our play indistinguishab le.
The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the population you're studying, they always fit neatly across the standard deviations of the famous bell curve.
Don't give to get. Give to inspire others to give.
Most politicians are not authentic.
Taking a job for the cash is not as important as taking a job for the joy.
Because a true sense of purpose is deeply emotional, it serves as a compass to guide us to act in a way completely consistent with our values and beliefs. Purpose does not need to involve calculations or numbers. Purpose is about the quality of life. Purpose is human, not economic.