Your brain gets too comfortable in your everyday surroundings. You need to make it uncomfortable. You need to spend some time in another land, among people that do things differently than you. Travel makes the world look new, and when the world looks new, our brains work harder.

You are, in fact, a mashup of what you choose to let into your life. You are the sum of your influences. The German writer Goethe said, "We are shaped and fashioned by what we love."

So go on, get angry. But keep your mouth shut and go do your work.

The computer brings out the uptight perfectionist in us - we start editing ideas before we have them.

Become a documentarian of what you do.

Unless you are actually a ninja, a guru, or a rock star, don't ever use any of those terms in your bio. Ever.

The only way to find your voice is to use it. It’s hardwired, built into you. Talk about the things you love. Your voice will follow.