Success brings with it the fear of blowing it. With more to lose, there's more pressure not to lose it.

All great programmers learn the same way. They poke the box. They code something and see what the computer does. They change it and see what the computer does. They repeat the process again and again until they figure out how the box works.

The Cul-de-Sac ( French for "dead end" ) ... is a situation where you work and work and work and nothing much changes

Do you believe in what you do? Every day? It turns out that belief happens to be a brilliant strategy.

Great stories agree with our worldview. The best stories don't teach people anything new. Instead the best stories agree with what the audience already believes and makes the members of the audience feel smart and secure when reminded how right they were in the thirst place.

The people who are the best in the world specialize at getting really good at the questions they don't know.

Following instructions is overrated.