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“It’s impossible to understand the world of today until today has become tomorrow (p. 12).”

Belief (pp. 57-60). This is me, 4 of 5.

Arranger (pp. 53-56). This is me, 5 of 5.

Analytical (pp. 49-52). This is me, 5 of 5.

Adaptability (pp. 45-48). This is me, 3 of 5.

Activator (pp. 41-44). This is me 4 of 5.

Achiever (37-40). This is me, 5 of 5.

“[People] not only to from the cradle to the cubicle, but then to the casket, without uncovering their greatest talents and potential (30).”

The key to human development is building on who you already are (8).

"It's quite possible to be a good man without anyone realizing it." -- Book 7.67

"But, my good friend, consider the possibility that nobility and virtue are not synonymous with the loss or preservation of one's life. Is it not possible that a real man should forget about living a certain number of years, and should not cling to life, but leave it up to the gods, accepting, as women say, that 'no one can escape his fate,' and turn his attention to how he can best live the life before him?"

"So many who were remembered already forgotten, and those who remembered them long gone." -- Book 7.7

"Straight, not straightened." -- Book 7.12

"Close to forgetting it all, close to being forgotten." -- Book 7.21

Tax harvesting

Paying off your mortgage.

Calculating your retirement number.

Investing good — speculating bad

Travel hacking — eh.

Pay yourself first.

The poor and middle-class work for money. The rich have money work for them.

Rich people acquire assets. The poor and middle-class acquire liabilities that they think are assets.