In a world of constant pursuit, saying “I’m satisfied” is a rebellion. "In our culture, not-doing is very undervalued. It's as if one has to always be doing something in order to justify one's existence. But such compulsive doing is an avoidance of being, literally, one's true nature." — Adyashanti

6 priorities for happiness & longevity. “Harvard’s Study of Adult Development followed 800 people throughout their lives and identified 6 key predictors of happiness and longevity: -Having a happy childhood -Avoiding smoking/alcohol -Education -Quality relationships -Healthy coping skills -Giving back The overall picture: Spend your first few decades building a good life and a well-rounded self. Then spend your remaining decades sharing with others what you have learned and gained.” — @robkhenderson

Your calendar is a better indicator of wealth than your bank balance. “An empty calendar is a competitive advantage. The person who fills their calendar with average opportunities has no time for exceptional ones.” — @shaneparrish

Muscularity is a huge predictor of romantic appeal. One study of more than 7,000 men found that muscle mass was associated with more sexual partners in the last year and more sexual partners overall. A study on males aged 18 to 59 found that muscularity is significantly positively associated with the number of total sexual partners and total partners within the past year. Handgrip strength is correlated with self-assessed happiness, health, social confidence, overall physical attractiveness, and overall number of sexual partners. To me, the most interesting finding in this line of work is that how tough a guy looks to men appears to be a much stronger predictor of mating success than how attractive he is to women. Researchers recorded short videos of 157 different men. Next, another group of men watched these videos. Researchers asked them a question about each of the men in the videos: “How likely is it that this man would win a physical fight with another man?” They used a scale ranging from “extremely likely” to “extremely unlikely.” A group of women also viewed the videos. They responded to a question about each of the men: “How sexually attractive is this man?” They used a scale ranging from “extremely unattractive” to “extremely attractive.” Eighteen months later, the men in the videos completed a questionnaire asking about their sexual history over the 18 months. How tough a guy looked to men predicted his reported mating success better than how attractive he looked to women. The researchers concluded, “Men with higher physical dominance, but not sexual attractiveness, reported higher quantitative mating success.”

11 Great Christopher Hitchens Quotes. “I’ll try anything once except incest and folk dancing.” “To whom do you award the right to decide which speech is harmful or who is the harmful speaker? To whom would you delegate the task of deciding for you what you could read?” “I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.” “Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are god. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realise that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are gods.” “If someone tells me that I’ve hurt their feelings, I say, ‘I’m still waiting to hear what your point is.’ I’m very depressed how in this country you can be told, ‘That’s offensive!’ as if those two words constitute an argument.” “Those who are determined to be ‘offended’ will discover a provocation somewhere. We cannot possibly adjust enough to please the fanatics, and it is degrading to make the attempt.” “I have one consistency, which is being against the totalitarian – on the left and on the right. The totalitarian, to me, is the enemy; the one that’s absolute, the one that wants control over the inside of your head, not just your actions and your taxes.” “When you hear people demanding that the Ten Commandments be displayed in courtrooms and schoolrooms, always be sure to ask which set. It works every time.” “The four most overrated things in the world are champagne, lobster, anal sex and picnics.” “Everybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that’s where it should stay.” — h/t @CosmicSkeptic and @SteveStuWill

People’s perception of crime levels is not accurate. “Crime rates in the US have been mostly decreasing since the 1990s. But most people feel like crime is increasing, even when it’s not.” — @a_m_mastroianni