People are smarter than you think. Give them a chance to prove themselves.

Simplicity requires ruthlessness.

The first thing I would do for anyone who's trying to lose body fat, for instance, would be to remove foods from the house that he or she would consume during lapses of self-control.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

Language learning deserves special mention. It is, bar none, the best thing you can do to hone clear thinking.

The biggest misconception about work is that you need to spend the majority of your time doing it.

The book is first and foremost something I made for myself.