I'm a project manager, not a magician. Magicians have way cooler hats.

The mindless junk of your past crowds out opportunities and sets pointless limitations. Move out the junk, and you create room for the rest of your life. Ultimately, it's not just a question of tidying your house; it's a question of liberating your heart.

If you want to make a chili, you're going to break some cows.

Creative work, summarized: In the time you set aside each day to work your ass off, ignore anything that makes you consider stopping.

I think all of the best nonfiction that has ever been made comes from the result of someone who can't stop thinking about a certain topic - a very specific aspect of a certain topic in some cases. And second, they got really good at figuring out what they had to say about it.

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

Although your time and attention are finite, the demands on your time and attention are infinite.