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Make habits, not goals

First we make our habits, and then they make us ― John Dryden, poet and literary critic

Resist the urge of the first solution

This is the biggest and most common mistake I see that prevents people from thinking clearly, and it is also the most difficult one to unlearn.

Truth, health and wealth

With so many options to choose from and with so many solutions offered by others, each screaming pick me!, people too often lose sight of the actual goal. In the most complex system of them all, life itself, I find it much easier to navigate when the priorities are clear. Money is not number one. It is just a means to an end. In my opinion, the best choice of priorities and in this order are: truth, health and wealth.

The optimal

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, aviator and author