'Cheap intimacy' —a powerful term that elegantly captures deep emotions and speaks volumes. Say no to it.

In any job, less than 20% of people truly excel at what they do. Accept this first, then act accordingly.

"The people who are sensitive in life may suffer much more than those who are insensitive. But if they understand and go beyond their suffering, they will discover extraordinary things." — J. Krishnamurti Amen.

"Primum non nocere" — First, do no harm. A principle that should extend far beyond medicine.

“When death finds you, may it find you alive” – African Proverb

This is brilliant career advice that you can truly appreciate as you get older

To truly grow, go back to your younger self. And listen.

"Chief Detail Officer"—a term I first heard from MATT GRAY, and it instantly resonated. It felt like discovering the word for how my mind works—in everything from business to family. When you pair that mindset with systems, it truly rocks.

"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool." —R. P. Feynman

Cinnamon in your coffee? Highly recommend. Tastes amazing and comes with bonus health benefits.

"Meditation: Waking up inside your thoughts." —G. Thubten

Normalize feeling multiple emotions at once. You can feel grateful, exhausted, and uncertain—all in the same moment. You can be healing and still feel hurt. You can be growing and still feel lost.

"Those who do too much somewhere do too little elsewhere." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb in Antifragile

Clear & simple: “If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Always try to ask: Could there be other ways to make sense of this?

Being nice is easy. Being kind is hard. Resist what’s easy. Keep choosing what’s hard.

"If it is scary, it is out of your pattern." Cool.

'Discernment matters. Empathy without boundaries becomes self-abandonment.'

“Changing one's orientation from making decisions to creating options from which to choose.” —from the book Business Model Generation Such a relieving mindset, not only for business but for daily life as well.

Just because you're used to the desert doesn't mean you don't deserve the ocean.