Acknowledge to yourself that the factory job is dead. Having a factory job is not a natural state. It wasn't at the heart of being human until very recently. We've been culturally brainwashed.

Leaders have followers, managers have employees. Managers make widgets, leaders make change.

You don't have enough time to be both unhappy & mediocre. It's not just pointless; it's painful.

Just saying yes because you can't bear the short-term pain of saying no is not going to help you do the work.

If you're not willing to face the abyss of choice, you will almost certainly not spend enough time dancing with opportunity.

Fire the committee. No great website in history has been conceived of by more than three people. Not one. This is a deal breaker.

The sound of a small bell during a dark night, is louder than the din of traffic outside your window during rush hour. Surprise and differentiation have far more impact than noise does.