Happiness can be bought with a bottle of wine and has become ambiguous through overuse.

Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness-lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.

I value self-discipline, but creating systems that make it next to impossible to misbehave is more reliable than self-control.

It isn't enough to think outside the box. Thinking is passive. Get used to acting outside the box.

The commonsense rules of the "real world" are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions.

To enjoy life, you don't need fancy nonsense, but you do need to control your time and realize that most things just aren't as serious as you make them out to be.

Exercise is overrated.