Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier

I am primarily channeling the wisdom of the ages. I am offering advice I have heard from others, or timeless knowledge repeated from the past, or a modern aphorism that matched my own experience.

Always demand a deadline because it weeds out the extraneous and the ordinary. A deadline prevents you from trying to make it perfect so you have to make it different. Different is better.

A major part of travel is to leave stuff behind. The more you leave behind the further you will advance.

A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others.

The best way to get to yes in a negotiation is to truly understand what yes means for the other party.

Draw to discover what you see. Write to discover what you think.

Whenever you can’t decide which path to take pick the one that produces change.

Habit is far more dependable than inspiration. Make progress by making habits. Don’t focus on getting into shape. Focus on becoming the kind of person who never misses a workout.

Everyone is shy. Other people are waiting for you to introduce yourself to them; they are waiting for you to send them an email; they are waiting for you to ask them on a date. Go ahead. The more you are interested in others the more interesting they’ll find you. To be interesting, be interested.