“Show your anger when needed. People need to know what irritates you and what doesn’t.
But, crucially, remain internally calm.
Your anger is only a tool. Don’t become its puppet.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“Kindness without truth comes across as flattery.

Truth without kindness comes across as disrespect.

Those who manage to find the sweet spot are the most persuasive.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“You're not a lawyer. You're someone who helps people deal with legal matters. You're not a doctor. You're a fellow who saves people's lives or gives them the right advice to improve their health.
Add a verb to your identity – it keeps you sane; not a pompous noun – which may only boost your ego; it may distract you from your purpose, from the actions you need to take.
Your job is to do something, not to be something.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“In an abundant world, productivity is about eliminating bad habits; then adding good ones.

In an abundant world, knowledge is about filtering, rather than gathering, information.

In an abundant world, discipline is the new freedom.

In an abundant world―less is more; and more is less.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“If fame is a curse, successful people―by definition―can’t be seen.

Almost every person I admire has a quiet life at home with someone they love, working on projects they love―designing their life as they love.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“Men are not to be judged so much by what they know, but rather by what they know they do not know.

Judge a man not by his knowledge, but by his level of awareness of its limits.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“Creativity is not something we can acquire systematically. The most we can do is to foster a state of mind so that creativity may come to us.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“If you want to have a calm discussion about a hot topic, use an arsenal of cold phrases.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“A good writer chooses his words carefully.
A great writer lets the words choose him.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“Good philosophers start with theory and end up with action.

Great philosophers start with action and end up with
theory.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“From a cosmic perspective, I'm simply an accident that has nothing to lose. Why take it all so seriously?”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth

“If you can’t appreciate science and religion at the same time, your life must be scary.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“Once I make a decision, I decide to ignore any type of counter-arguments, no matter how reasonable they are. I have a strong personality; or, in other words, I’m an authentic imbecile.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth

“Rationality is undetected rhetoric.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“If you happen to meet a fellow who has a habit of producing imbecile opinions, don't debate or insult him.

Just drop an occasional “why” after each of his moronic statements and unapologetically watch his decay…”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“The man who’s gathering knowledge for the sake of it is like the sailor who's dying of thirst on the ocean.

No matter how much he drinks, he will always be thirsty.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“Easterners get excited if the train arrives on time. Westerners deem such an event implicit. What for some represents a trivial circumstance, is for others a festival.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth: Practical Maxims and Reflections

“Criticism will always be closer to the truth than flattery.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth

“How do you solve a delicate life problem? It depends. On what? On many variables.
The person who offers a straightforward solution to a delicate life problem is imprudent. There's no straightforward solution when it comes to choosing your career, to finding a good enough life partner, to discovering happiness or, let's say, peace of mind.”
― Vizi Andrei, Economy of Truth