Procrastination also can be a way of self-handicapping: if you don't do a great job, you can always say to yourself, "If I'd only started sooner, I'd have been able to produce something excellent."
James SurowieckiSteve Jobs was rare: a C.E.O. who actually had a huge impact on his company's fortunes. Contrary to corporate mythology, most C.E.O.s could be easily replaced, if not by your average Joe, then by your average executive vice-president. But Jobs genuinely earned the label of superstar.
James SurowieckiI think people don't understand compound interest because typically no one ever explains it to them and the level of financial literacy in the US is very low.
James SurowieckiA long-term crisis, after a certain point, no longer seems like a crisis. It seems like the way things are.
James Surowiecki