Nuggets in Nutshells

Your habits build your life

Your habits are the building blocks of your life. It may take years for the value of good habits and the cost of bad ones to become clear. So pay attention to them sooner rather than later

Your memory needs attention

Samuel Johnson said that the art of memory is the art of attention.
Most failures of memory loss are instances of not paying attention.

Pressure makes diamonds

“A diamond is just a lump of coal that did well under pressure” - not literally true :) but still a graphic image to cut though and make a hard point #metaphor #clarity

You don’t know until you do

The more awareness you can bring to bear on any action, the more feedback you get from the experience, and the more naturally you learn what works best. There is no substitute for learning from experience. You don't know until you do.