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Immanuel Kant

Philosopher, Critique of Pure Reason

“Act only according to that maxim whereby you can at the same time will that it should become a universal law.”
Immanuel Kant
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Act as if your choice were a universal law.

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The universal-law test

Before acting, ask: what if everyone did this? A standard that holds when no one is watching.

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What If Everyone Did That?

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Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos

Founder, Amazon

“Minimize regret; it is always Day 1.”

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Socrates

Socrates

Philosopher of Athens

“The unexamined life is not worth living.”

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Charlie Munger

Vice Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway

“Assemble a latticework of mental models.”

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Marcus Aurelius

Marcus Aurelius

Roman emperor, Stoic

“You have power over your mind, not events.”

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Richard Feynman

Physicist, Nobel laureate

“You must not fool yourself.”

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Aristotle

Aristotle

Philosopher, founder of the Lyceum

“You are what you repeatedly do.”

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