I think that any time reality doesn't match your expectations, it means that marketing was involved.

The problem with taking offense is that it's really hard to figure out what to do with it after you're done using it. Better to just leave it on the table and walk away. Umbrage untaken quietly disappears.

Many people are starting to realize that they work a lot and that working on stuff they believe in (and making things happen) is much more satisfying then just getting a paycheck and waiting to get fired (or die).

Don't try to be the 'next'. Instead, try to be the other, the changer, the new.

More process, less innovation. More operations, less innovation. More management, less innovation. More entrepreneurs, more innovation.

Being an artist isn't a genetic disposition or a specific talent. It's an attitude we can all adopt. It's a hunger to seize new ground, make connections, and work without a map. If you do those things, you're an artist.

The job is not the work.