When you put off a task, you buy yourself time to engage in divergent thinking rather than foreclosing on one particular idea.

Negative relationships are unpleasant but predictable.

Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

Dissenting opinions are useful even when they're wrong. So instead of speaking to highly agreeable audiences, target suggestions to people with a history of originality.

Procrastinate strategically... Procrastination may be the enemy of productivity but it can be a valuable resource for creativity.

When you're dealing with an ambivalent relationship, you're constantly on guard, grappling with questions of trust.

If we want a better original idea, we must generate our own before we screen others' suggestions.