For Most People, Life Would Be Boring

I Gauge Success In Years, Not Weeks. The Weekend Box-office Approach To Book Launches Is Short Sighted And Encourages Crappy Books.

The Benefits Of Becoming Fluent In A Foreign Tongue Are As Underestimated As The Difficulty Is Overestimated. Thousands Of Theoretical Linguists Will Disagree, But I Know From Research And Personal Experimentation With More Than A Dozen Languages That (1) Adults Can Learn Languages Much Faster Than Children When Constant 9-5 Work Is Removed And That (2) It Is Possible To Become Conversationally Fluent In Any Language In Six Months Or Less. At Four Hours Per Day, Six Months Can Be Whittled Down To Less Than Three Months.

I Have Plenty Of Money To Do What I Want To Do, And I Have The Relationships.

If You See Distraction Externally, You End Up Creating An Internally Distracted State.

I Do Not Equate Productivity To Happiness. For Most People, Happiness In Life Is A Massive Amount Of Achievement Plus A Massive Amount Of Appreciation. And You Need Both Of Those Things.