We know more than we’re able to explain that we know

We know more than we’re able to explain that we know. And I call this inarticulate knowledge — the knowledge that I’m not able to articulate to somebody. And I have inarticulate knowledge about a lot of things, including other people. I could have tacit knowledge of why I trust somebody that I couldn’t explain to you. If you asked me to give you specific things, I wouldn’t be able to point to that, “Oh, there’s that one time when we were hanging out together,” because it’s probably not any one particular thing. It’s probably a series of things, call it a gut feeling. I just have that. And I have the same thing for mistrust. Right? And I think that this kind of tacit knowledge and articulate knowledge is undervalued in our society. It’s undervalued because we always want to be able to explain the science and give the hard reasons for it. But a lot of life doesn’t work like that.

Work is a remedy for worry

You ideally never want to be bored. Transmute boredom into exceptionalism…what better do you have to do? Instead of decaying and doing nothing in the purgatory of boredom invest your time into doing something.

Reality operates on an as-needed basis

Reality operates on an as-needed basis. We are in a cause & effect world. You don’t get surplus oxygen and blood flow until you make the demand for supply. You don’t start the digestive process until there is a demand seen from the supply of food. You don’t unlock your best self until there is a demand for the supply of your best self. It is through doing more we make this demand for more supply.

When you give more

When you give more you’ll get more. You get what you give. When you give a lot you’ll get a lot. When you give the bare minimum you’ll get the bare minimum.

When things go wrong in your life

When things go wrong in your life, nobody cares. All the mental energy that you use to elaborate on your misery would be far better used trying to find the one, seemingly impossible way out of your current mess. It’s best to spend zero time on what you could have done and all of your time on what you might do.

One of the most valuable skills you can adopt

One of the most valuable skills you can adopt in life is doing things when you don’t feel like doing them. The person who carefully designs their daily routine goes further than the person that negotiates with themselves every day.

If you ever find yourself stressed

If you ever find yourself stressed, overwhelmed, sinking into stasis despite wanting to change, or frustrated when you can’t respond to new opportunities, you need more slack in your life. You’re efficient when you do something with minimum waste. And you’re effective when you’re doing the right something.