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MAJOR KEYS ON THE PATHWAY TO MORE SUCCESS

my attempt at an orthonormal basis for how to live a good life



  1. amor omnia vincit
  2. being right isn't always the same as being helpful
  3. focus on building positive, trustworthy relationships
  4. it's more fun to like things than to not like them
  5. "happiness is just a chemical reaction" is a useless observation. it doesn't feel like a chemical reaction, it feels like a feeling.
  6. forget Nozick's Experience Machine: you can create your own happiness, because it comes from inside
  7. you define your own success... illegitimi non carborundum
  8. learn from the bad, cherish the good
  9. "be yourself" doesn't have to mean "refuse to improve"
  10. be sincere to yourself and others
  11. remember you are human: emotional, empathetic, sentimental, humorous, and ultimately finite
  12. maintain a healthy lifestyle


  1. CALAMITAS GRANDIS
  2. ENNUI·FLAMMAM·EXSTINGUIT
  3. NĒMŌ·RĒX·ASPHODELĪS
  4. F⋅H⋅G⋅L⋅C
  5. Spinoza's Stone
  6. Pale Blue Dot
  7. The Great Tapestry