The biggest takeaway for anyone seeking to write is this: don't go looking for the way other authors do their work. You won't find many who are consistent enough to copy, and there are enough variations in approach that it's obvious that it's not like hitting home runs or swinging a golf club. There isn't a standard approach, there's only what works for you (and what doesn't).

Go do something interesting. Ask if you need help.

You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless.

The definition of a revolution: it destroys the perfect and enables the impossible.

Great boss is challenging people in the right way. Leading, not managing. Supporting them by giving them both a platform they can count on and expectations they can stretch for.

What people want is the extra, the emotional bonus they get when they buy something they love.

The habit of doing more than is necessary can only be earned through practice.