This is an age of hyperbole.
Every day provides a new false emergency.
A stable and centered individual has a real advantage in an environment where overreaction has become the norm.
Make your own moves.
Avoid getting carried away by the passing moods of the crowd.
Much “original thinking” is just long thinking.
You may have to think all the conventional thoughts about a subject before an original one reveals itself.
Breakthroughs come to those that stay interested longer.
"One of the great revelations of the space age has been the perspective it has given humanity on ourselves. When we see the Earth from space, we see ourselves as a whole... It is such a simple image with a compelling message; one planet, one human race."
— Stephen Hawking
We exist for a few decades in a ~13.8-billion-year-old universe. We are cosmic fireflies who flash for a few seconds and then fade into the dark emptiness of time. So far as we know, life is a one-time opportunity. Live it to the fullest. Make the most of it. Be good. Be kind.
Stunning image of the beautiful Starburst Galaxy from Hubble, named for its sparkling "starburst ring" where new stars are being born. Credit: ESA/NASA
Criticizing is fast and easy. Creating is slow and difficult.
The two hours you spent on a book or movie usually took two years to produce.
Anyone can tear down someone else's work. The true test of insight is whether you can help them improve it or build something of your own.
Your entire life happens inside your body. It's the one home you will always occupy and can never sell.
But you can renovate it.
If you can only pick one habit to build, exercise is probably the one. Everything is downstream from how your body is functioning.