Wealth
1/ The People Are the Culture: “The people you hire define the culture whether you like it or not” – Eric Schmidt
2/ Pro CEOs Don’t Replace Founders: It’s important for CEOs to understand they were only hired to do a job, the company is still the founder’s – Eric Schmidt
Wisdom
3/ What is a Meme? A meme is a cultural analog to a gene. It is a simple idea that travels fast, has emotional resonance, and can be re-contextualized multiple times – Richard Dawkins
4/ The Memes Are Part of Evolution: This is a hypothesis that cultural replicators might be units of Darwinian selection in the same way genes are; that would mean that memes are evolutionary – Richard Dawkins
5/ The Biggest Mystery: Science understands everything that has happened once DNA is in place. The mystery is the first step before DNA, the origin of genetics – Richard Dawkins
6/ The days you don’t feel like it, those are the days you have to work. That is when the magic happens – Chris Bosh
7/ It’s Good to be Great: People treat you differently when you excel at something – Chris Bosh
8/ “Thinking about thinking is the most important kind of thinking” – Christopher Lochhead
9/ “Reflection is the underappreciated partner of action” – Sarah Stein Greenberg
10/ What Makes Something a BIG Life Decision: - Dr. Adrian Camilleri
- They are rarely made (e.g. marriage)
- They involve much thinking
- Their outcome is uncertain
- They challenge our morals or values (e.g. abortion)
- There is a significant investment of resources (e.g. buying a house)
- They rule out many other options
- They impact multiple areas of life, and people
- They have many consequences
- They are difficult to undo
11/ Big Decision’s Don’t Stop: “It seems like most of my big life decision have already been made at 35, but I’m probably wrong and you are too if you are thinking the same thing” – Dr. Adrian Camilleri
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