Persistence isn't using the same tactics over and over. Persistence is having the same goal over and over.

The wettest, weirdest environment is human interaction. Whatever we build gets misunderstood, corroded and chronic, and it happens quickly and in unpredictable ways. That's one reason why the web is so fascinating-it's a collision between the analytic world of code and wet world of people.

No more than six words on a slide. Ever. There is no presentation so complex that this rule needs to be broken.

Sooner or later, many idealists transform themselves into disheartened realists who mistakenly believe that giving up is the same thing as being realistic.

That's your opportunity - to approach your work in a way that generates unique learning and interactions that are worth sharing.

Great work is always shunned at first.

You are not your resume, you are your work.