"The problem with 'experts' is that they're often optimized for telling a good story, not for accurate prediction."

"The more you try to be unique, the more you become like everyone else."

"If you're busy at work odds are you will eventually be replaced by a robot."

"Bureaucracy is a tax on the intelligent."

"If you have more than one reason to do something (choose a doctor or veterinarian, hire a gardener or an employee, marry a person, go on a trip), just don't do it. Obvious decisions (robust to error) …"