Tim Urban from Wait But Why recently shared some of his favourite thoughts of 2022 and 2021 on Twitter. Tim is someone that likes to blend ideas with sketches to make them more accessible and memorable to his audience. And some of them are pretty great: there’s something satisfying in seeing a concept perfectly captured in a simple, occasionally humorous, little drawing.

Here are some of my favourite ideas, accompanied with his characteristic artwork.

1. “We’re wired to care deeply about what other people think of us. Worrying about this can influence our life choices and hold us back from living our best lives. Good continual reminder: everyone’s actually focused on their own lives and not thinking about yours.”

2. “Our brains come preset to look at life up close. Don’t forget to zoom out.”

3. “We wake up every day with 100 ten-minute time blocks at our disposal. If you feel like you’re in a rut, try doing something different than normal with two or three of today’s blocks.”

4. “So hard to stay on the tightrope.”