Email is such a funny thing. People hand you these single little messages that are no heavier than a river pebble. But it doesn't take long until you have acquired a pile of pebbles that's taller than you and heavier than you could ever hope to move, even if you wanted to do it over a few dozen trips. But for the person who took the time to hand you their pebble, it seems outrageous that you can't handle that one tiny thing.

Everything you agree to do is other things you can't do

Where you allow your attention to go ultimately says more about you as a human being than anything that you put in your mission statement.

Creative work only seems like a magic trick to people who don't understand that it's ultimately still work.

Typing in all lowercase is popular among young people, SMS users, and anyone who feels literacy has become too time-consuming.

Everything takes more time than you thought, everything costs more money than you thought, and almost everything turns out not quite as cool as you expected.

All self-help is Buddhism with a service mark