• Rule No 1: Never lose money.
• Rule No 2: Never forget rule No. 1.

If you work from a loss, it's much harder to get back to where you started, not to mention earn gains.

Continuously shifting depending on who you are talking to.

Treating knowledge as concrete (a noun)  suggests there is a specific point at which what you know becomes an absolute truth. When knowledge becomes a process, a fluid verb instead of a concrete noun, our worldview changes.

Knowing more about a subject doesn’t necessarily mean that you are right. We need to be able to measure the quality of information we possess.

• Analytical and competitive.
• Long-winded explanations set you off.
• You don't enjoy small talk.
• Very focused on the outcome or goal.

We quickly return to a relatively stable level of happiness despite positive or negative external events. We pursue a promotion and believe it will make us happy. When we get it, we are temporarily happier, only to get back to our baseline levels the next week.

How to overcome it:

• Set many smaller goals instead of one big one that can only give you a one-time bump in happiness.
• Enjoy the process, not just the outcome. If you're trying to lose weight, savour the satisfaction of feeling fitter, not just hitting your ideal weight.
• The outcome won't make you happier, but the act of showing up regularly can.
• Pursue strong social connections. Studies find that it is the strongest predictor of long-term happiness.

Doing more in less time is not the ultimate solution to productivity. It's the path to burnout.

Productivity rests more on small improvements. By focusing on the small things, the big things will take care of themselves.