30 Bits of Advice for 30 Years

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Inspired by Kevin Kelly’s incredible 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice1, I collected bits of advice I’ve picked up over the years—mostly by people wiser than me. Here they are, in no particular order: Thoughts? I’d love to hear from you! The Internet Archive has the full version. ↩ See Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds. ↩ Atomic Habits (Clear, 2018) ↩ ↩2 ↩3 See The science of why you have great ideas in the shower. ↩ See Adding is favoured over subtracting in problem solving ↩ See How to Create Luck ↩ See Why Curiosity Is Better Than Being Smart? ↩ See Willingness to look stupid ↩ See The most powerful word in the world ↩ See Harder Than It Looks, Not As Fun as It Seems ↩ Philosophical Dictionary (Voltaire, 1764) ↩ The Design of Everyday Things (Norman, 2013) ↩ See Always do Extra ↩ See Get your work recognized: write a brag document ↩

I’m turning 30 this year. Inspired by Kevin Kelly’s incredible 68 Bits of Unsolicited Advice1, I collected bits of advice I’ve picked up over the years—mostly by people wiser than me. Here they are, in no particular order: Communication is your most important skill, get good at it. Be kind first, be right later.2 Don’t make your problems other people’s problems. Read more books. Help others succeed, and they’ll help you succeed in the long term. It’s only awkward if you make it awkward. When giving presents, the perceived value counts, not the actual value (this goes in both…

30 Bits of Advice for 30 Years

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