If you want to make a big positive impact in the world, focus on being useful to your fellow human beings and society.

If you're doing something useful for your fellow human beings, that's great. Focus on creating super truthful AI, as understanding the nature of the universe is a key goal for AI.

I aimed to be useful and focused on what I could do that would have a practical impact on the world.

If you're doing something useful for society, that's a good thing, even if it doesn't change the world. Creating something that provides value to a large number of people is important.

Don't aspire to glory; aspire to work. Internalize responsibility and minimize ego. A high ego-to-ability ratio can break your feedback loop to reality, so always strive to maintain a strong connection to reality in your work.

To have an impact, focus on the intersection of what you're good at, what you enjoy, and where you can create value for the world.

Do something you care about with people you believe in, and focus on what you can contribute. That's how you make a difference.

The ultimate goal should be to use your energy to help others and create positive change, rather than to simply defeat others.

You must work on important problems to achieve significant results; otherwise, you risk relying on mere luck for success. You have to plant the acorns that will grow into mighty oak trees; focus on problems that can become important in the future.