* Seek deep understanding. What are the most fundamental underlying mechanisms and processes that make up the world around us? Since the beginning of time, what

* Seek deep understanding. What are the most fundamental underlying mechanisms and processes that make up the world around us? Since the beginning of time, what events have transpired to bring us to the current moment? * Learn how to distill ideas and communicate them effectively -- knowledge and wisdom must be dispersed and made understandable * Search for the largest available levers that one can use to make a beneficial impact * Try to live mindfully and humanely