Principles

How I Try to Live

Rules I come back to.

Start from first principles

Question assumptions. Find the real constraints.

Verify before trust

Check the source, mechanism, uncertainty, and failure modes.

Simple beats clever

Prefer what you can explain, inspect, and fix.

Say 'I don't know'

Admit the gap. Then go find out.

Build freedom before you need it

Build the health, skills, savings, and relationships that create choice.

Small consistent wins

Depth comes from years of steady practice.

Be kind and direct

Say what you mean, with care.

Protect what cannot be replaced

Time, health, and presence do not come back.

Live now, too

Ambition should enlarge life, not replace it.