Laptop computers dramatically increased the time people spend doing work. (The internet dramatically decreased it, so we're even).

If you want to be a leader, go lead

In the long run, doing work that's important leads to more happiness than doing work that's merely profitable.

Seizing new ground, making connections between people or ideas, working without a map-these are works of art, and if you do them, you are an artist, regardless of whether you wear a smock, use a computer, or work with others all day long.

The enemy of creativity... is fear. We're all born creative, it takes a little while to become afraid. A surprising insight: an enemy of fear is creativity. Acting in a creative way generates action, and action persuades the fear to lighten up.

Remarkable work is always not on the list, because if it was, it would be commonplace, not remarkable.

It's uncomfortable to resist the urge to settle.