The first step to getting good is admitting that you aren't (yet).

It's almost impossible to have fun playing ping pong with someone who doesn't care, won't try or isn't any good.

Don't waste time looking for a better pencil: learn to write better.

Or, if I take that same auditorium and I make it much bigger and put more space between seats, it'll be quieter because it's much harder when you're not in physical contact with people to spread a virus from person-to-person, right? There are all sorts of patterns that we see in epidemiology that help us understand why something spreads.

If you're working with a spreadsheet or a thread of correspondence or a set of data, I'm not sure you're doing your best work if you're doing it on an iPhone.

If you use your money to create exceptional products and services, you won't need to spend it on advertising.

One way to think about running a successful business is to figure out what the least you can do is, and do that.