I read “whatever we attend to will grow”. Then I wondered what parts of myself have I attended to? What parts are growing? And alternatively, what parts have I ignored or abandoned?

Since intimacy requires letting someone know me as I know myself to be, it means that I must have some degree of stable identity – a persona that remains fairly constant across changing circumstances.

Manage your focus, not your time. The difference between speed and velocity is direction.

Be loyal to ideas. Be wary of those who are loyal to people.

People change with power; ideas don’t.