Don’t get hung up on your views of how things “should” be because you will miss out on learning how they really are.

To be “good,” something must operate consistently with the laws of reality and contribute to the evolution of the whole; that is what is most rewarded.

Evolution is the single greatest force in the universe; it is the only thing that is permanent and it drives everything.

Evolve or die.

Evolving is life’s greatest accomplishment and its greatest reward.

The individual’s incentives must be aligned with the group’s goals.

Reality is optimizing for the whole—not for you.

Adaptation through rapid trial and error is invaluable.

Realize that you are simultaneously everything and nothing—and decide what you want to be.

What you will be will depend on the perspective you have.

Understand nature’s practical lessons.

Maximize your evolution.

Remember “no pain, no gain.”

It is a fundamental law of nature that in order to gain strength one has to push one’s limits, which is painful.

Pain + Reflection = Progress.

Go to the pain rather than avoid it.

Embrace tough love.

Weigh second- and third-order consequences.

Own your outcomes.

Look at the machine from the higher level.

Think of yourself as a machine operating within a machine and know that you have the ability to alter your machines to produce better outcomes.

By comparing your outcomes with your goals, you can determine how to modify your machine.

Distinguish between you as the designer of your machine and you as a worker with your machine.

The biggest mistake most people make is to not see themselves and others objectively, which leads them to bump into their own and others’ weaknesses again and again.

Successful people are those who can go above themselves to see things objectively and manage those things to shape change.
