A good idea doesn’t automatically find an audience. What makes some messages catch on until we’re hearing them from friends and neighbors?
We all have different moral values that we prioritize differently. If you understand where someone’s “moral tastes” are, you can better understand their perspective and worldview even if you disagree with it.
The metaphors we use to describe our lives can have a powerful influence on how we frame our experiences and respond to them. The best way to change the meaning of an experience is to find a new metaphor to describe it.
We have to be willing to observe reality as it is and not always as we want it to be. Only by honestly observing our world can we correctly discover what’s in our power vs. what isn’t.
Mnemonics are a forgotten art of memory that today is only practiced among a small group of mental athletes and memory experts. Here’s a great introduction to the techniques they use to master their minds.