If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, you’re not accomplishing very much.

I to the We means that both the individual's effort and the power of the network matter, and they work in tandem. Someone with no skill won't get very far, no matter how strong the network. Similarly, someone with lots of skill but a weak network won't realize his or her fullest potential. So, you need both.

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.

Rule of thumb: Be skeptical of things you learned before you could read. E.g., religion.

If frequency with which you cite an education credential does not decrease over the course of your life, you’re not accomplishing very much.

I’m skeptical of passive learning. If you don’t write down what you’re hearing and learning, what the odds you remember it?

Expose yourself to as much randomness as possible.