Five-word movie review of The Endless:
Don't be controlled. Just leave.
edit (2025-12-03): I'm tagging this as a favorite because I think about this often. I think it's good advice for anyone who finds themselves in a bad situation.
The Beatles never set OKRs.
Some time ago, I came up with a little mnemonic to remember how direction of travel affects flight times:
East to west, you'll need rest. West to east, not in the least.
That's right, flying eastbound is faster than flying westbound along a similar route. For example, flying from California to New York takes about 5 hours, but flying from New York to California takes about 6 hours. The difference is not caused by Earth's rotation, but rather the jet streams.
Don't let anyone make you a jerk, no matter how pure their intentions.
When others are unkind or unpleasant, I take comfort in the power I have over them: the power to lose respect for them. No one can force me to feel otherwise.
I endeavor not to be a conformist nonconformist.
In 2008, Michael Pollan coined the following phrase as a simple summary of his nutritional advice:
Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
Maybe we need equally simple advice for this new, “social” (actually, profoudnly antisocial) world we live in. Maybe it should be something like:
Use the web. Not too much. Mostly learn from experts.