The Law of the Few... says that one critical factor in epidemics is the nature of the messenger.

There are lots of issues more important than where billionaires donate their money.

All artists have to do that at a certain point. This shift that has to happen between the initial moment of creation and then the consideration of what has been created.

Now I basically just read spy stories because they're about solving a puzzle within the constraints of history. It's the tick tock, the clockwork that I'm interested in.

There are exceptional people out there who are capable of starting epidemics. All you have to do is find them.

Starting epidemics requires concentrating resources on a few key area. The Law of the Few says that Connectors, Mavens, and Salesman are responsible for starting word-of-mouth epidemics, which means that if you are interested in starting a word-of-mouth epidemic , your resources ought to be solely concentrated on these three groups. No one else matters.

Sometimes constraints actually create success. Not being able to swim made me run. And running taught me the discipline I needed as a writer.