Wear the uniform

Think long term (like 30 years from now)

Build stories and languages, not things

Create your own universe (or join ours)

Collect samples

Be a sample for somebody else

Look for loyalty, not for a skill set

Do not build utilitarian products. However, use them as a medium to express yourself

Do not exploit introverts — doesn’t work long term. Learn to be an introvert yourself

Travel more

Do not work for corporations. Old corporations were meaningful when their founders were alive, but now, they have outlived their relevancy. They exist only to keep their numbers growing

New corporations are no better. They have scaled up features, and today’s founders want hyper-growth for growth’s sake (it seems like every line of code, every feature deserves its own corporation — it sure doesn’t)

So, fuck the corporations

Tell the truth (bullshit never works long term)

Study and research fashion

Your phone is a temporary feature — don’t spend your life on it (like you wouldn’t spend it on a fax machine)

Fuck likes, followers, fake lives, fake friends

Remake your environment. Build it for yourself, and people will come

Only trust those who make things you love

Move to LA

Don’t buy property

Don’t go to Mars (just yet)

Use only one font, just a few colors, and just a few shapes

Use spreadsheets, but only to map out the next 30 years — one cell for each year

The next three are the most important

The past doesn’t exist — don’t get stuck in it

Don’t go to Silicon Valley (it’s not for you if you’re still reading this)

Remind yourself daily: you and everyone you know will die

We must build the most beautiful things

We are 2046 kids