Quotes from the recent books

This is a blog post about complex themes of privacy, human choice, and the wisdom of reading in a modern context.

Privacy & Data

• Privacy is power. Whoever holds your deepest data wields influence over your actions — and eventually, your identity.

• Data is permanent; leadership is not. Even if it’s safe today, your data might be misused tomorrow.

• Treat personal electronic data like weapons-grade plutonium: dangerous, long-lasting, and irreversible once leaked.

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Human Choices

• You make about 35,000 decisions each day, from socks to cereal.

• What matters most in decision-making:

  • The data you bring

  • The reasoning you apply

• Life boils down to two skills:

  • Knowing how to get what you want

  • Knowing what’s worth wanting

• Pain + Reflection = Progress

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Risks of Modern Culture

• 5 Virus Symptoms (PALMS):

  • Possessions

  • Achievements

  • Looks

  • Money

  • Status

• Hurry isn’t about a disorderly schedule but a disorderly heart.

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Reading & Stories

• A story begins in the writer’s imagination and ends in the reader’s mind.

• Reading should be done in small sips and big gulps — both matter.