Everything in life should be approached as a project. Every project can be broken down into just three things: Action Steps, Backburner Items, and References.

The vision of extraordinary achievement is,by definition, a few steps beyond consensus and conventional logic

You cannot ignore or completely escape the deeply ingrained short-term reward system within you. But you can become aware of what really motivates you and then tweak your incentives to sustain your long-term pursuits.

Discovery hapens in the overlap of difference communities... in the clashes of difference.

Nothing extraordinary is achieved through ordinary means.

We will ultimately live in a perpetual data-driven talent edition. Everything you create will be measured and tracked by others through comments, share, and likes. Your work will come up on the radar of potential employers and clients, and the data will tell them if you are worth talking to or hiring.

Among idealists and visionaries, there is no shortage of good intent, but there's often a shortage of discipline.