the blameless

It is the baker who speaks most clearly about the dangers of raw food.

eureka

When you stumble upon a possible solution, don’t lose track of it.

specialist

Having fewer things means knowing each thing better and taking better care of it.

unsold

Many things have an asking price online. This price is not an indication of commercial value. Remember that the listings you see are for the items that do not have a buyer. Many of the items will never sell at any price.

turning the corner

The past does not point you toward the future.

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At some point you reach the end of the instructions. Then you proceed on your own.

note card

Often a book can be reduced to two pages of ideas.

filter

Collect information from the world and scrutinize it carefully when you have a major decision to make. At other times, don’t fuss over the many little shifts and changes happening around you.

free pass

Follow in someone else’s footsteps if it is a relief to see the path already created.

in the herd

Don’t rely on others’ reactions to determine the meaning of what’s going on.

theoretically

Having confidence in your theory does not protect you from the facts of your situation.

what or where

When you don’t know what you own, you can’t write a list of the clutter you want to remove. You may still be able to plan and structure clutter clearing around the spaces you control.

revision

It is easier to change your mind if you know where your point of view came from.

screenplay

It is easier to live in a fantasy than to try to live in a contradiction.

catalog

If you’re going to own more than a few hundred distinct items in a category, you can’t know what you own unless you have a system for organizing, identifying, and cataloging the items.

ambassador

The farther you have traveled, the more certain you can be that your unique point of view is important right here where you are.

sleight

The more astute players will try to change your point of view on a subject while you are not paying attention.

daily news

Read enough news to know what you need to know, then return your attention to your work.

loaded

The more uncertain the world is, the less it makes sense to keep things for the future.

location

Life is easier when you know what you own, better still if you know where everything is.