Just imagine how much you'd get done if you stopped actively sabotaging your own work.

It's entirely possible that there won't be a standing ovation at the end of your journey. That's okay. At least you lived.

One reason people who spend a lot of time thinking about and working on a problem or a craft seem to find breakthroughs more often than everyone else is that they've failed more often than everyone else.

As the amount of inputs go up, as the number of people and ideas that clamor for attention continue to increase, we do what people always do: we rely on the familiar, the trusted and the personal. The incredible surplus of digital data means that human actions, generosity and sacrifice are more important than they ever were before.

Getting picked is fine if it happens to you. But it's not a plan. It's a version of waiting and hoping.

As soon as we associate reading with a test, we've missed the point.

Measurement is fabulous. Unless you're busy measuring what's easy to measure as opposed to what's important