- **Relationships and personal life** - Never put your family, friends, or significant other low on your priority list. - Cultivate deep friendships over numerous acquaintances. - Maintain connections with old friends. - Avoid negativity and cut negative people out of your life. - **Life philosophy** - **Life is not a dress rehearsal—this is probably it.** Make it count. - Aim to do something big, new, and risky every year in your personal and professional life. - Don’t let yourself make excuses for not doing the things you want to do. - **Be a doer, not a talker.** - If you think you’re going to regret not doing something, you should probably do it. - **The days are long but the decades are short.** - **Success and career** - Pick the right thing to do and work hard. - Believe in yourself, even when others doubt you. - Develop a personal productivity system, don’t waste time being unorganized. - Take calculated risks, especially early in your career. - **Aim to be the best in the world at whatever you do professionally.** - Don’t chase status. - **Personal growth** - Minimize distractions and cognitive load. - Go out of your way to be around smart, interesting, ambitious people. - **Learn voraciously.** - **Well-being and health** - Exercise, eat well, sleep, and spend time in nature. - Be kind to others, including strangers. - Don’t worry so much. **Things in life are rarely as risky as they seem.** - Most things are ok in moderation. Almost nothing is ok in extreme amounts. - **Money and freedom** - Focus on having enough to avoid stress, rather than extreme wealth. - Whether or not money can buy happiness, **it can buy freedom**, and that's a big deal. - **Emotional intelligence** - Think before acting, especially when angry. - Be grateful and keep problems in perspective. Don’t complain too much. - Don’t judge other people too quickly. **Be empathetic.**