There’s a plaque somewhere in Dublin that said “Blah blah blah lived here; scientist, engineer, financier, manager…” For like 20 professions. As it happens, their son became a famous poet, can’t remember the name right now, and he made his own plaque right below it, which said “Blah blah blah Jr lived here; author, poet, wit.”

I couldn’t help but feel that one of them was dramatically more successful than the other.

Put down your phone and step away from all screens and see how much bandwidth your mind has