# The Top Idea in Your Mind ![rw-book-cover](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article4.6bc1851654a0.png) ## Metadata - Author: [[paulgraham.com]] - Full Title: The Top Idea in Your Mind - Category: #articles - URL: http://www.paulgraham.com/top.html ## Highlights - Turning the other cheek turns out to have selfish advantages. Someone who does you an injury hurts you twice: first by the injury itself, and second by taking up your time afterward thinking about it ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1516722416/19967724)) - . If you learn to ignore injuries you can at least avoid the second half. ([View Highlight](https://instapaper.com/read/1516722416/19967736))