I Work Hard, But In Spurts.

To Have An Uncommon Lifestyle, You Need To Develop The Uncommon Habit Of Making Decisions, Both For Yourself And For Others.

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.

This Is Not My Phrase, But If You're Stuck In The Past, Then You're Depressed. If You're Stuck In The Future, Then You're Anxious.

Most Inputs Are Useless And Time Is Wasted In Proportion To The Amount That Is Available.

Learn To Be Difficult When It Counts. In School As In Life, Having A Reputation For Being Assertive Will Help You Receive Preferential Treatment Without Having To Beg Or Fight For It Every Time.