Random things I keep going back to, after 10 years
The order doesn't reflect preferences or importance. Also, I'll probably come back to this article once in a while to update, add or remove items.
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It's the way I want to live my life – Saul Bass
I don't know why but I need to hear these kind of things from established peers to give myself the permission to integrate such principles or beliefs into my life.
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Choosing between being smart or pleasant
This has a very special place in my heart. There's no need to be or appear smart if you're pleasant. Decency beats expectations, especially those that you project onto other people. Sadly, this is way too easy to forget.
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Funny experiment about wisdom
As I grow older I find myself drawn towards those weird ideas, such as facts that are both true and false at the same time or like in this example the divergence of multitude seemingly truisms. The malleability of perception is fascinating to me.