Secret 3. Honey is Life

“Sugar stores solar energy. This solidified sunlight powers cars, airplanes, your computer, the internet, everything you eat, and everyone who ever lived. Sunlight powers life. All living things are powered by sunlight - including you.”

-Mother Nature

Domain: Physics

Branch: Chemistry

Pattern: Organic chemistry (honey->life)

Secret 7. Honey Comes and Honey Goes

"Energy is available in a habitat based on cyclical variables. If these cycles are stable, it's possible to plan for periods of abundance and scarcity. Next winter is always coming."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Biology

Branch: Phenology

Pattern: Seasonality (cycles)

Secret 11. Work Where You’re Strong

"It's better to focus on making the most of your strengths than to work on improving your weaknesses."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Psychology

Branch: Social Psychology

Pattern: Specialize (strengths)

Secret 15. Honey Saved is Time Earned

"It's not possible to work all the time. Banked work can be traded for time not working."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Economics

Branch: Financial Economics

Pattern: Buy time (trade banked work for time)

Secret 19. Cooperating Costs Less Than Fighting

"There is only one habitat for all living things. Fighting over resources is expensive. Investing in peace costs less energy than investing in war."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Anthropology

Branch: Globalization Anthropology

Pattern: Cooperate (invest together)

Secret 23. Buying Time

"When habitats are destroyed or ecosystems are thrown off balance, less energy can be used for growth. The best way to buy time is to spend energy restoring habitat and investing in solutions that stabilize the planetary ecosystem. It costs less energy to play the long game."

-Mother Nature

Domain: Futurology

Branch: Longevity Futurism

Pattern: Solutions (The Long Game)