To have an uncommon lifestyle, you need to develop the uncommon habit of making decisions, both for yourself and for others.

The question you should be asking isn't, "What do I want?" or "What are my goals?" but "What would excite me?

Ninety-nine percent of people believe they can't do great things, so they aim for mediocrity.

I think about willpower almost never. I realize for myself, trying to be more disciplined is pretty nebulous and it's often a slippery target. For me, I've just thought about incentives.

Get good at being a troublemaker and saying sorry when you really screw up

Becoming a member of the NR is not just about working smarter. It's about building a system to replace yourself.

Rather than spend my life on data entry and typing, I also take photos on my iPhone of business cards, wine labels, menus, or anything I want to have searchable on-the-run.