When we’re younger we are very attuned to our intuition. As we get older, the voices of others start to crowd out our intuition.

When we become emotionally engaged in an endeavor, we are much better able to navigate the challenges associated with any and all endeavors.

When you’re able tap into genuine excitement about something, it unlocks something in you. It shows you what’s possible and gives you a standard to pursue.

The modern cultural fabric (social media) encourages individuals to move their attention outward to others rather than focus on themselves (not in a selfish way but in a self aware way)

Culture has lost a sense of clear masculine and feminine ideals

The previous masculine ideal was a calm, confident, competent man. We have lost that and many men are either totally lost or are pursuing suboptimal qualities

Too much choice is detrimental

It’s ideal to find several people who you admire in certain ways and move closer to having certain traits

The way we deal with anxiety is important. Many people will latch onto the easiest thing that alleviates it. Patience to bear it and find the best option is rare and important.

Most of evolution occurred without spoken language. We are naturally skilled at non verbal communication but we don’t focus on it because we are obsessed with words today.

If you want to know what someone truly thinks of you, surprise them on notice their natural reaction