• You can change
  • You can change yourself
  • You can change the world
• Everything is a system
  • People, economies, politics, beliefs, incentives
  • To understand the future, you must understand systems
  • To change the future, you must change the systems that dictate it
• Wrong ideas are meant to be killed
  • Your beliefs initially come from parents, institutions, culture, friends
  • Many of these ideas are not right for you
  • Being able to kill the wrong ideas is a sign of maturity
  • Wrong ideas for you can be right ideas for others
• High openness, strong filter
  • Learn from varied sources, even the revolting ones
  • Form your beliefs by passing ideas through a strong filter
  • Your filter should approximate your principles, and adjust them as needed
• People are not meant to be the same
  • Life with a homogeneous society would be boring and long-term damaging
  • Celebrate and encourage diversity of thought
• Energy is everything
  • Energy powers you in your grand adventure
  • Energy powers the world in its relentless advance
• Success is hollow if you sacrifice your morals to achieve it
  • Do not sacrifice your good nature in your pursuits
  • It is lonely at the top if you step on others to get there
• People are the hardest part
  • Most pain in life comes from people, as does most joy
  • You must deeply understand people to avoid pain and find joy