Food for Thought

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This page exists because I wanted a place to write down a bunch of really cool thoughts, quotes, and ideas that I've stumbled upon on the Internet.

Sometimes the source isn't the original ones, but where I first came across them. It could be from a friend, a random comment, a blog post, a video, or a movie.

Last trimmed in Jun 2025.

General

"Be kind" – How to Be Correct About Everything All the Time
"Be nice, be forgiving, but don't be a pushover" – What The Prisoner's Dilemma Reveals About Life, The Universe, and Everything
"Eat it slow. You're never going to taste your first beignet again" – Chef (2014 film)
"Get out of bed every morning knowing that no one changes the world alone, and no one doesn't change it at all. We are all exceptional, and none of us are. And we are all lost...sometimes. So follow a path, any path...until you get to a place which you feel like you don't like...and then change your direction, because there's one thing you're making everyday, no matter what you're doing, and that is yourself. THAT is your job. And you must do it well" – Hank Green
"Without power, you can affect nothing" – The Rules for Rulers
"We are so conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unawares" – The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget
"We tend to grossly overestimate the pleasure brought forth by new experiences and underestimate the power of finding meaning in current ones." – Travel Is No Cure for the Mind
"Minor Barriers Aren’t Minor" – Some Advice Gathered from People Smarter than Me
"If you think you’re supposed to be working 70-hour work weeks and sleeping in your office like Steve Jobs and loving every second of it, you’ve been watching too many shitty movies" – Screw Finding Your Passion

Career

"Be curious, work hard, and get lucky" – How To Come Up With Good Ideas
"The more you do and the more people you tell about it, the larger your Luck Surface Area will become" – How to Increase Your Luck Surface Area
"Act without expectation. Make cool stuff just because" – You Will Never Do Anything Remarkable
"Have strong opinions, but loosely held" – Brian
"Ideas are just a multiplier of execution" – Derek Sivers
"Always ask yourself, 'And then what?'" – Second-Order Thinking
"I started noticing 'Pretend Work' all around me...People staying busy, but not really getting anything done." – Two and a half years of building products
How I Made $8,000 per Month Podcasting, and Why You Probably Don’t Want To
"Become very good (top 25%) at two or more things" – The Dilbert Blog

Software Eng.

Money

"... the second price...the effort and initiative required to gain its benefits..." – Everything Must Be Paid for Twice
"You're not that smart, so don't bet 100% on yourself" – Risk Management Advice from a Former Professional... Gambler
"How cash in the bank affects your lifestyle: It's not linear." – Rich vs. King in the Real World
"Opportunity costs are the driving force behind every decision that we make" – How I Lost $150K in a Day
"...what makes people happy is having options – doing what you want, with who you want, when you want, where you want..." – The Biggest Returns