Everyone is passionate about something. It's your job to find out what it is.

Leverage your brand. You shouldn't let two guys in a garage eat your shorts.

It's hard to build community around mediocre and mundane writing.

Try stuff. I also used to believe that it's better to be smart than lucky because if you're smart you can out-think the competition. I don't believe that anymore-this is not to say that you should strive for a high level of stupidity. My point is that luck is a big part of many successes, so (a) don't get too bummed out when you see a bozo succeed; and (b) luck favors the people who try stuff, not simply think and analyze. As the Chinese say, "One must wait for a long time with your mouth open before a Peking duck flies in your mouth."

The self-edited author is as foolish as the self-medicated patient.

If you don't toot your own horn, don't complain that there's no music.

It's just as valuable to curate content as it is to create it.