The days are long but the decades are short:

Sam Altman:

"Never put your family, friends, or significant other low on your priority list. Prefer a handful of truly close friends to a hundred acquaintances. Don’t lose touch with old friends. Occasionally stay up until the sun rises talking to people ..."

"On money: Whether or not money can buy happiness, it can buy freedom, and that’s a big deal. Also, lack of money is very stressful. In almost all ways, having enough money so that you don’t stress about paying rent does more to change your wellbeing than having enough money to buy your own jet. ... I personally have never regretted money I’ve spent on friends, new experiences, saving time, travel, and causes I believe in."

"Talk to people more. Read more long content and less tweets. Watch less TV. Spend less time on the Internet."

"Don’t waste time. Most people waste most of their time, especially in business."

"Don’t let yourself get pushed around. As Paul Graham once said to me, “People can become formidable, but it’s hard to predict who”. "

"Have clear goals for yourself every day, every year, and every decade."

"Go out of your way to be around smart, interesting, ambitious people. Work for them and hire them (in fact, one of the most satisfying parts of work is forging deep relationships with really good people)."

"Minimize your own cognitive load from distracting things that don’t really matter. It’s hard to overstate how important this is, and how bad most people are at it. Get rid of distractions in your life. Develop very strong ways to avoid letting crap you don’t like doing pile up and take your mental cycles, especially in your work life."

"If you think you’re going to regret not doing something, you should probably do it. Regret is the worst, and most people regret far more things they didn’t do than things they did do. When in doubt, kiss the boy/girl."

"Exercise. Eat well. Sleep. Get out into nature with some regularity."

"Do new things often. This seems to be really important. Not only does doing new things seem to slow down the perception of time, increase happiness, and keep life interesting, but it seems to prevent people from calcifying in the ways that they think. Aim to do something big, new, and risky every year in your personal and professional life."

"Existential angst is part of life. It is particularly noticeable around major life events or just after major career milestones. It seems to particularly affect smart, ambitious people. I think one of the reasons some people work so hard is so they don’t have to spend too much time thinking about this. Nothing is wrong with you for feeling this way; you are not alone."

"Be a doer, not a talker."

"Think for a few seconds before you act. Think for a few minutes if you’re angry."

"The days are long but the decades are short."

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Addition by Charles Murray:

"Find a person whom you love talking to endlessly and who gets your jokes and to whom you are sexually attracted, and get married."