- the difference between fluff and substance. and how to bridge that gap by substantiating fluff to create compelling reasoning, however fictional.

- that good presentations are like miniskirts: short enough to be interesting, but long enough to cover the essentials.

- the number of logic flaws embedded in our everyday communications, and how to exploit them to gain an edge for argument's sake.

- that happiness can be measured. heck, there's even a unit for it: utils.

- effort is not proportional to results. it's mind over matter: if you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

- that teamwork and friendship don't go together. a good team is one that disagrees, apparently.

- that how you do anything, is how you do everything.

- that sometimes, the process is as important as the outcome,

- but at the end of the day, a direction is all you need to get from point a to point b. screw ethics. it doesn't matter how you get there as long as you do. and if nobody is going to genuinely assist you, then you probably don't need to give a sh!t about nobody. 'nuff said.