In order to be found, you have to be findable.

Establishing and keeping a routine can be even more important than having a lot of time.

Obituaries are like near-death experiences for cowards.

Be curious about the world in which you live. Look things up. Chase down every reference. Go deeper than anybody else--that's how you'll get ahead.

It sounds a little extreme, but in this day and age, if your work isn't online, it doesn't exist.

What a good artist understands is that nothing comes from nowhere. All creative work builds on what came before. Nothing is completely original.

Amateurs know that contributing something is better than contributing nothing.