The internet tends to make smart people smarter and dumb people dumber.

Expose yourself to as much as possible. Attend conferences no one else is attending. Read books no one else is reading. Talk to people no one else is talking to.

I have a broad range of interests, so I'll always be working on something.

I'm just the smallest dot in a big map of human history.

I've always loved to write, and I kept a diary of what I thought about my business, being an entrepreneur and other things of interest to me.

If you really understand something, you can: 1) explain it using a clear metaphor and 2) explain the strongest counter-argument to the idea.

Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.