This is not an ordinary book on self-development: partly psychological non-fiction, partly a collection of witty morals, partly a philosophical essay on practical wisdom. Its author - music business pioneer and programmer Derek Sievers - sold his first company for $22 million and gave all the money to charity. To write this book, Sievers spent four years reflecting on everything he knows and has learned. The result of his work is on these pages. Briefly and aphoristically, the author writes about what makes up our life from the first to the last day: about work and vocation, relationships and obligations, as well as about creativity, independence, thinking, memory, skills, luck and the art of doing nothing. People make bad decisions when they think they have to make a decision. The less you do, the more you see. Observe and learn. Look at the world with open eyes.