Don't read everything

Websites can be faked; reviews can be faked; identities can be faked; news can be faked; photos can be faked; videos can be faked.

Sometimes it is faked for fun, and other times people have really bad motives. Don't believe everything on the Internet. Verify it.

Execute, don't just read. Take actionable steps to implement the insights and advice, turning knowledge into tangible results.

That's the difference between aim and dream.

Read good writing—Dickens or Baldwin or evolutionary biology textbooks or the Old Testament, whatever holds your attention.

Don't read something just because it is popular at the moment; otherwise, you will be like everyone else and will not be able to make a meaningful contr...