Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all.

A person's success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.

The goal is not to simply eliminate the bad, which does nothing more than leave you with a vacuum, but to pursue and experience the best in the world.

Learn to be difficult when it counts. In school as in life, having a reputation for being assertive will help you receive preferential treatment without having to beg or fight for it every time.

People will choose unhappiness over uncertainty.

I'll repeat something you might consider tattooing on your forehead: What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do.

Most people are good at a handful of things and utterly miserable at most.

It is predicated on the assumption that you dislike what you are doing during the most physically capable years of your life. This is a nonstarter—nothing can justify that sacrifice.